Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus Infections in Wild Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) Show Neurotropism and Adaptive Virus Mutations

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus Infections in Wild Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) Show Neurotropism and Adaptive Virus Mutations

ABSTRACT During the 2020 to 2022 epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI), several infections of mammalian species were reported in Europe. In the Netherlands, HPAI H5N1 virus infections were detected in three wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) that were submitted with neurological sy...

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Main Authors: Luca Bordes, Sandra Vreman, Rene Heutink, Marit Roose, Sandra Venema, Sylvia B. E. Pritz-Verschuren, Jolianne M. Rijks, José L. Gonzales, Evelien A. Germeraad, Marc Engelsma, Nancy Beerens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
fox
HPAI H5N1
neurotropism
virology
zoonotic infections
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02867-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02867-22

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