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cord-000742-0r4z1zea	Vittecoq, Marion	High Influenza A Virus Infection Rates in Mallards Bred for Hunting in the Camargue, South of France	2012-08-27		.txt	text/plain	5923	304	53	We conducted a 2-year study in the Camargue (Southern France) to investigate the influence of hand-reared Mallard releases on avian influenza virus dynamics in surrounding wildlife. Our results indicate that the potential role of hand-reared Mallards in influenza virus epizootics must be taken into account given the likely risk of viral exchange between game bird facilities and wild habitats, owing to duck rearing conditions. However, to our knowledge no study ever aimed at investigating the potential role of hand-reared Mallards released for hunting in the epidemiology of AIV, despite the very large number of ducks being released in the wild annually. Our results highlighted that: i) GBF represent an epidemiological compartment into which important AIV outbreaks can occur; ii) a significant proportion of Mallards wintering in the Camargue are infected by LPAIV, including H5 strains that are known to be able to evolve to HPAIV in domestic birds [30] .	./cache/cord-000742-0r4z1zea.txt	./txt/cord-000742-0r4z1zea.txt