The canine respiratory epithelium is a permissive ecosystem for influenza interspecies transmission and emergence
Hanting Chen, Jack Hassard, Jiayun Yang, Callum Magill, Toby Carter, Jean-Rémy Sadeyen, Aimi Ito, Clio Duerr, Hannah Rose Montgomery, Savitha Raveendran, Kieran Dee, Maximillian N. J. Woodall, Grace B. Tyson, Maria M. Afonso, Verena Schultz, , Pablo R. Murcia
This study shows that the canine respiratory tract supports influenza A virus replication and could facilitate interspecies transmission and emergence of new IAVs.
bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology