Rebecca A. Ross

This study shows bovine H5N1 influenza viruses have adapted to efficiently use NeuGc receptors in cattle, enhancing replication without significantly altering zoonotic risk.

This study shows that avian H5N1 viruses can infect mammary tissue from three cattle breeds, highlighting the risk of viral transmission through milk and the need for cattle inclusion in H5N1 surveillance.

This study shows that H5N1 viruses' ability to adapt to bovine cells varies across genotypes and time, with key mutations in PB2 playing a role.

The study shows cow mammary gland cells can support replication of multiple IAV strains and are susceptible to co-infection with human and avian IAVs, suggesting the udder may act as a site for viral reassortment.