Isolation of mixed subtypes of influenza A virus from a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Abstract From April 2007 to March 2008, cloacal swabs were obtained from 246 casualty raptors recovered by various wildlife rehabilitation centers in the United States.The swabs were placed in a virus transport medium and transported to the laboratory on ice packs.At the laboratory, the samples were pooled with each pool consisting of five samples.