Detección de influenza aviar A(H5) mediante la técnica molecular RT-QPCR en una Colonia De Albatros (PHOEBASTRIA IRRORATA) de la Isla Española, Galápagos – Ecuador

Abstract

Viral diseases affecting birds pose a major problem for public health and the ecosystem. Recent outbreaks of avian influenza could have major consequences in the Galapagos Islands due to their environmental fragility and unique biodiversity. Lack of knowledge, scarcity of information, climate change and limited resources make the archipelago a crucial study point for vector-borne diseases that have the potential to spread globally. Because the analysis of viruses in wild birds is complex. The present investigation seeks to diagnose avian influenza subtype A (H5) in a colony of Galapagos albatrosses (Phoebastria irrorata) inhabiting Española Island. Statistical data highlight the information on avian influenza, obtaining low correlations between the variables respiratory frequency-heart rate (r=0.40), between heart rate-body temperature (r=0.20), to understand the health status of the birds. In addition, this review seeks to point out future research on infectious diseases in endemic birds of the archipelago for their conservation, and the implementation of strict measures to reduce the possibility of pandemics caused by zoonotic viruses.