Seroprevalence of H5 avian influenza virus in birds in the United Arab Emirates

VARIOUS serotypes of avian influenza (AI) virus have been isolated sporadically from birds in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including H7N3, H7N1 and H9N2 ([Wernery and Manvell 2003][1], [Kent and others 2006][2]). Of these, only a H7N3 strain isolated from a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) has