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James Seekings

Animal and Plant Health AgencyORCID 0000-0002-4519-262XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Pathology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Alejandro NúñeziD· 2 shared Ashley C. BanyardiD· 2 shared Audra-Lynne D. SchlachteriD· 2 shared Benjamin C. MollettiD· 2 shared Benjamin Clifton· 2 shared Holly A. CoombesiD· 2 shared Jacob Terrey· 2 shared Joe JamesiD· 2 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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PathologyEmerging Microbes & InfectionsPeer-reviewedMar 13, 2026

Infection of ratites with clade 2.3.4.4b HPAIV H5N1: Potential implications for zoonotic risk

Holly A. Coombes, Jacob Terrey, Audra-Lynne D. Schlachter…·Ashley C. Banyard

The paper detects H5N1 avian influenza in ratites and identifies mammalian-relevant mutations, suggesting potential zoonotic risk.

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MicrobiologyEmerging Microbes & InfectionsPeer-reviewedSep 15, 2025

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…·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.

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experimental assay

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