Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses at the wild–domestic bird interface in Europe: future directions for research and surveillance

JH Verhagen, RAM Fouchier, N Lewis - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in wild birds and poultry are no longer a
rare phenomenon in Europe. In the past 15 years, HPAI outbreaks—in particular those …

Zoonotic potential of influenza A viruses: a comprehensive overview

A Mostafa, EM Abdelwhab, TC Mettenleiter, S Pleschka - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) possess a great zoonotic potential as they are able to infect
different avian and mammalian animal hosts, from which they can be transmitted to humans …

Emergence and spread of novel H5N8, H5N5 and H5N1 clade 2.3. 4.4 highly pathogenic avian influenza in 2020

NS Lewis, AC Banyard, E Whittard… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Analyses of HPAI H5 viruses from poultry outbreaks across a wide Eurasian region since
July 2020 including the Russian Federation, Republics of Iraq and Kazakhstan, and recent …

Human infections with the emerging avian influenza A H7N9 virus from wet market poultry: clinical analysis and characterisation of viral genome

Y Chen, W Liang, S Yang, N Wu, H Gao, J Sheng… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus emerged in eastern China
in February, 2013, and has been associated with exposure to poultry. We report the clinical …

Inventory of molecular markers affecting biological characteristics of avian influenza A viruses

A Suttie, YM Deng, AR Greenhill, P Dussart… - Virus genes, 2019 - Springer
Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulate globally, spilling over into domestic poultry and
causing zoonotic infections in humans. Fortunately, AIVs are not yet capable of causing …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission of influenza A viruses

G Neumann, Y Kawaoka - Virology, 2015 - Elsevier
Influenza A viruses cause respiratory infections that range from asymptomatic to deadly in
humans. Widespread outbreaks (pandemics) are attributable to 'novel'viruses that possess a …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza neuraminidase characteristics and potential as a vaccine target

S Creytens, MN Pascha, M Ballegeer… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neuraminidase of influenza A and B viruses plays a critical role in the virus life cycle and is
an important target of the host immune system. Here, we highlight the current understanding …

Natural history of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1

S Sonnberg, RJ Webby, RG Webster - Virus research, 2013 - Elsevier
The ecology of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has significantly changed
from sporadic outbreaks in terrestrial poultry to persistent circulation in terrestrial and aquatic …

A genetically engineered waterfowl influenza virus with a deletion in the stalk of the neuraminidase has increased virulence for chickens

S Munier, T Larcher, F Cormier-Aline… - Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A deletion of about 20 amino acids in the stalk of the neuraminidase (NA) is
frequently detected upon transmission of influenza A viruses from waterfowl to domestic …

[HTML][HTML] Novel avian influenza virus (H5N1) clade 2.3. 4.4 b reassortants in migratory birds, China

J Yang, C Zhang, Y Yuan, J Sun, L Lu… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Two novel reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (H5N1) clade 2.3. 4.4 b. 2
were identified in dead migratory birds in China in November 2021. The viruses probably …