Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian Lineage
The role of wild birds in the epidemiology of the Asian lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1 epizootic and their contribution to the spread of the responsible viruses in Eurasia and Africa are unclear. To better understand the potential role of swans and geese in the e...
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| author | Justin D. Brown David E. Stallknecht David E. Swayne |
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| description | The role of wild birds in the epidemiology of the Asian lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1 epizootic and their contribution to the spread of the responsible viruses in Eurasia and Africa are unclear. To better understand the potential role of swans and geese in the epidemiology of this virus, we infected 4 species of swans and 2 species of geese with an HPAI virus of Asian lineage recovered from a whooper swan in Mongolia in 2005, A/whooper swan/Mongolia/244/2005 (H5N1). The highest mortality rates were observed in swans, and species-related differences in clinical illness and viral shedding were evident. These results suggest that the potential for HPAI (H5N1) viral shedding and the movement of infected birds may be species-dependent and can help explain observed deaths associated with HPAI (H5N1) infection in anseriforms in Eurasia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e05e54bdc5a048b487097185036dfa5b2022-12-22T00:52:39ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-01-0114113614210.3201/eid1401.070740Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian LineageJustin D. BrownDavid E. StallknechtDavid E. SwayneThe role of wild birds in the epidemiology of the Asian lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1 epizootic and their contribution to the spread of the responsible viruses in Eurasia and Africa are unclear. To better understand the potential role of swans and geese in the epidemiology of this virus, we infected 4 species of swans and 2 species of geese with an HPAI virus of Asian lineage recovered from a whooper swan in Mongolia in 2005, A/whooper swan/Mongolia/244/2005 (H5N1). The highest mortality rates were observed in swans, and species-related differences in clinical illness and viral shedding were evident. These results suggest that the potential for HPAI (H5N1) viral shedding and the movement of infected birds may be species-dependent and can help explain observed deaths associated with HPAI (H5N1) infection in anseriforms in Eurasia.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/1/07-0740_articleavian influenza virusswansgeeseH5N1highly pathogenic avian influenzawild birds |
| spellingShingle | Justin D. Brown David E. Stallknecht David E. Swayne Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian Lineage Emerging Infectious Diseases avian influenza virus swans geese H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza wild birds |
| title | Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian Lineage |
| title_full | Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian Lineage |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian Lineage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian Lineage |
| title_short | Experimental Infection of Swans and Geese with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) of Asian Lineage |
| title_sort | experimental infection of swans and geese with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus h5n1 of asian lineage |
| topic | avian influenza virus swans geese H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza wild birds |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/1/07-0740_article |
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