Detection of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus in a sheep in Great Britain, 2025
Ashley C. Banyard, Holly A. Coombes, Jacob Terrey, Natalie McGinn, James Seekings, Benjamin Clifton, Benjamin C. Mollett, Cecilia Di Genova, Pia Sainz-Dominguez, Laura Worsley, Raquel Jorquera, Elizabeth Billington, Edward Fullick, Audra-Lynne D. Schlachter, David Jorge, , Scott M. Reid
The paper reports the first detection of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 HPAIV in a sheep in Great Britain, highlighting the zoonotic potential and implications for interspecies transmission.
Emerging Microbes & Infections · Sep 15, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology