Highly
pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1, which causes severe respiratory disease in humans, has been diagnosed in dogs and cats.
The current H5N1 strain is a fast - mutating, highly
pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) found in multiple bird species.
«As the risks of such research and its publication are debated by the community, I argue that we should pursue transmission studies of highly
pathogenic avian influenza viruses with urgency,» he writes in Nature.
Not exact matches
Using
virus histochemical analysis, the investigators looked at the pattern of attachment of two genetically engineered emerging H7
viruses (containing the hemagglutinin (HA) of either
influenza virus A / Shanghai / 1 / 13 or A / Anhui / 1 / 13) to fixed human respiratory tract tissues and compared the findings to attachment patterns seen with human
influenza viruses with high transmissibility but low virulence (seasonal H3N2 and pandemic H1N1) and highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
viruses with low transmissibility and high virulence (H5N1 and H7N7).
It is a mixed - origin
virus containing genes from the Eurasian HPAI H5N8 and genes from North American low
pathogenic avian influenza from wild birds.
Highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5
viruses of Eurasian origin continue to circulate and evolve in North American wild birds.
«To provide time for these discussions, we have agreed on a voluntary pause of 60 days on any research involving highly
pathogenic avian influenza H5N1
viruses leading to the generation of
viruses that are more transmissible in mammals.»
By comparing gene expression in the lungs of ducks infected with either highly or weakly
pathogenic avian influenza H5N1
viruses, the team identified genes whose expression patterns were altered in response to
avian influenza viruses.
Highly
pathogenic avian influenza A / H5N1
virus can cause morbidity and mortality in humans but thus far has not acquired the ability to be transmitted by aerosol or respiratory droplet («airborne transmission») between humans.
One of the greatest
influenza pandemic threats at this time is posed by the highly
pathogenic H5N1
avian influenza viruses.
Potential for Low -
Pathogenic Avian H7
Influenza A
Viruses To Replicate and Cause Disease in a Mammalian Model.
The Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1
virus has dramatically spread throughout Southeast Asia since its first detection in 1997.
The Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1
virus has dramatically spread throughout Southeast Asia since its first detection in 1997 [1].