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A study of latitudinal viral gene migration and reassortment of potentially zoonotic avian influenza viruses along wild bird East Asian - Australasian Flyway in Pacific Rim
Principal Investigator / Affiliation Masatoshi Okamatsu (Professor) / Yoshihiro Sakoda (Professor) / Hokkaido University flag Japan Japan
Alexander Shestopalov (Professor) / Research institute of experimental and clinical medicine flag Russia Russia
Duc-Huy Chu (Ph.D.) / Department of Animal Health flag Vietnam Vietnam
Falk Huettmann (Associate Professor) / Institute of Arctic Biology flag USA USA
Year Adopted 2017
Research Period 2017 - 2021
General Description of the Research Project This collaborative research aims to develop new technologies and international collaboration to understand the global ecology of zoonotic avian influenza viruses in animal reservoir species in East Asian – Australasian Flyway by surveillance, virological, and epidemiological studies.
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Photo Masatoshi Okamatsu / Yoshihiro Sakoda

Masatoshi Okamatsu / Yoshihiro Sakoda

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Japan
Photo Alexander Shestopalov

Alexander Shestopalov

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Russian Federation
Photo Duc-Huy Chu

Duc-Huy Chu

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Vietnam
Photo Falk Huettmann

Falk Huettmann

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the United States