Ecology of low pathogenicity avian influenza virus H7 in wild birds in south-eastern Australia prior to emergence of high pathogenicity avian influenza H7 in poultry
Michelle Wille, Paul A. Eden, Silvia Ban de Gouvea Pedroso, Ian Barr, Allison Crawley, Kyeelee Driver, Victoria Jimenez, Peter D. Kirkland, Peter T. Mee, Matthew J. Neave, Kim J. O’Riley, Andrew J. Read, Vittoria Stevens, Teri Visentin, Andrew C. Breed, Marcel Klaassen
The paper investigates the ecology of low pathogenicity H7 avian influenza virus in wild birds in southeast Australia before the emergence of high pathogenicity H7 in poultry, finding weak evidence of prior changes in prevalence and diversity but strong support for a rainfall pattern association with outbreak probability.
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology