Detection and isolation of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b high pathogenicity avian influenza virus from ticks (Ornithodoros maritimus) recovered from a naturally infected slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
Dylan Andrieux, Manuela Crispo, Malorie Dirat, Laura Lebouteiller, Mathilda Walch, Emmanuel Liénard, Guillaume Croville, Maxime Fusade-Boyer, Loïc Palumbo, Julien Hirschinger, Guillaume Le Loc’h, Jl Guérin, Sébastien Soubiès, Nicolas Gaide
The paper detects and isolates H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza virus from ticks parasitizing a naturally infected gull, highlighting ticks as potential non-invasive surveillance tools for HPAIV.
bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology