Cross-species infection potential of avian influenza H13 viruses isolated from wild aquatic birds to poultry and mammals

• Published in: Emerging Microbes & Infections
• Main Authors: Weiyang Sun, Menglin Zhao, Zhijun Yu, Yuanguo Li, Xinghai Zhang, Na Feng, Tiecheng Wang, Hongmei Wang, Hongbin He, Yongkun Zhao, Songtao Yang, Xianzhu Xia, Yuwei Gao
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023
• Subjects: Avian influenza virus; H13; wild aquatic birds; poultry; mice; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Microbiology; QR1-502; Darby; Eurasian Curlew
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2023.2184177; https://doaj.org/article/211ffdda4bfd43bba56c2ac4cfcd4e6a

ABSTRACTWild aquatic birds are the primary hosts of H13 avian influenza viruses (AIVs). Herein, we performed a genetic analysis of two H13 AIVs isolated from wild birds in China and evaluated their infection potential in poultry to further explore the potential for transmission from wild aquatic bir...