Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: virus evolution in a multi-host ecosystem
D. Venkatesh, M. J. Poen, T. M. Bestebroer, R. D. Scheuer, O. Vuong, M. Chkhaidze, A. Machablishvili, J. Mamuchadze, L. Ninua, N. B. Fedorova, R. A. Halpin, X. Lin, A. Ransier, T. B. Stockwell, D. E. Wentworth, , N. S. Lewis
This study tracks avian influenza virus evolution in wild birds across three migratory flyways in Georgia, revealing subtype diversity, reassortment patterns, and genetic relationships with global AIV populations.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2018Microbiology