Influenza A virus: sampling of the unique shorebird habitat at Delaware Bay, USA

Delaware (DE) Bay, in the northeastern USA, has long been recognized as a hotspot for avian influenza A virus (IAV); every spring, this coastal region serves as a brief stopover site for thousands of long-distance migrating shorebirds, en route to breeding grounds in the Arctic. During these stopove...

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Main Authors: Rebecca L. Poulson, Page M. Luttrell, Morgan J. Slusher, Benjamin R. Wilcox, Lawrence J. Niles, Amanda D. Dey, Roy D. Berghaus, Scott Krauss, Robert G. Webster, David E. Stallknecht
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Published: The Royal Society 2017
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171420
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6e3fc0a646a54d9ebe54a16342520d98 2023-05-15T15:05:05+02:00 Influenza A virus: sampling of the unique shorebird habitat at Delaware Bay, USA Rebecca L. Poulson Page M. Luttrell Morgan J. Slusher Benjamin R. Wilcox Lawrence J. Niles Amanda D. Dey Roy D. Berghaus Scott Krauss Robert G. Webster David E. Stallknecht 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171420 https://doaj.org/article/6e3fc0a646a54d9ebe54a16342520d98 EN eng The Royal Society https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.171420 https://doaj.org/toc/2054-5703 2054-5703 doi:10.1098/rsos.171420 https://doaj.org/article/6e3fc0a646a54d9ebe54a16342520d98 Royal Society Open Science, Vol 4, Iss 11 (2017) influenza a virus environment delaware bay avian influenza shorebirds Science Q article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171420 2022-12-31T00:58:07Z Delaware (DE) Bay, in the northeastern USA, has long been recognized as a hotspot for avian influenza A virus (IAV); every spring, this coastal region serves as a brief stopover site for thousands of long-distance migrating shorebirds, en route to breeding grounds in the Arctic. During these stopovers, IAV has been consistently recovered from ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres) that are likely to become infected as they feed by probing sand and cobble in search of food. In May 2010–2012, we successfully isolated 19 IAV from environmental samples (sand, n = 18; horseshoe crab eggs, n = 1) obtained from DE Bay sites. Two of these viruses were subjected to laboratory conditions similar to those in the DE Bay spring-time environment, and remained infectious for 7 days. Here, through the recovery of IAV from environmental samples, temperature monitoring at and below the sand surface and simulated laboratory trials, we provide evidence that the beach environment may enable localized transmission and short-term maintenance of IAV in this unique ecosystem. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arenaria interpres Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Royal Society Open Science 4 11 171420
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Page M. Luttrell
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Benjamin R. Wilcox
Lawrence J. Niles
Amanda D. Dey
Roy D. Berghaus
Scott Krauss
Robert G. Webster
David E. Stallknecht
Influenza A virus: sampling of the unique shorebird habitat at Delaware Bay, USA
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description Delaware (DE) Bay, in the northeastern USA, has long been recognized as a hotspot for avian influenza A virus (IAV); every spring, this coastal region serves as a brief stopover site for thousands of long-distance migrating shorebirds, en route to breeding grounds in the Arctic. During these stopovers, IAV has been consistently recovered from ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres) that are likely to become infected as they feed by probing sand and cobble in search of food. In May 2010–2012, we successfully isolated 19 IAV from environmental samples (sand, n = 18; horseshoe crab eggs, n = 1) obtained from DE Bay sites. Two of these viruses were subjected to laboratory conditions similar to those in the DE Bay spring-time environment, and remained infectious for 7 days. Here, through the recovery of IAV from environmental samples, temperature monitoring at and below the sand surface and simulated laboratory trials, we provide evidence that the beach environment may enable localized transmission and short-term maintenance of IAV in this unique ecosystem.
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author Rebecca L. Poulson
Page M. Luttrell
Morgan J. Slusher
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Lawrence J. Niles
Amanda D. Dey
Roy D. Berghaus
Scott Krauss
Robert G. Webster
David E. Stallknecht
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Robert G. Webster
David E. Stallknecht
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title Influenza A virus: sampling of the unique shorebird habitat at Delaware Bay, USA
title_short Influenza A virus: sampling of the unique shorebird habitat at Delaware Bay, USA
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title_fullStr Influenza A virus: sampling of the unique shorebird habitat at Delaware Bay, USA
title_full_unstemmed Influenza A virus: sampling of the unique shorebird habitat at Delaware Bay, USA
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