Use of observed wild bird activity on poultry farms and a literature review to target species as high priority for avian influenza testing in 2 regions of Canada.

The article presents a study on the wild bird species subjected for avian influenza (AI) surveillance based on their wild bird activity in poultry farms in southwestern Ontario and British Columbia, Canada. It says that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify AI status in existing research papers on AI infection. Results showed that wild bird species to be subjected for further studies include American robin, barn swallow, and rock dove.