Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) from the 2021/22 epizootic is highly duck adapted and poorly adapted to chickens
J. James, E. Billington, C. J. Warren, D. De Sliva, C. Di Genova, M. Airey, S. M. Meyer, T. Lewis, J. Peers-Dent, S. S. Thomas, A. Lofts, N. Furman, M. J. Slomka, I. H. Brown, A. C. Banyard
This study investigates the virulence and transmission of H5N1 HPAIV in ducks and chickens, finding it highly infectious in ducks but poorly adapted to chickens.
Journal of General Virology · May 11, 2023Peer-reviewedMicrobiology