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Dilhani De Silva

Animal and Plant Health AgencyORCID 0009-0008-0286-372XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 1

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 8, 2026

The mammalian-adaptive PB2-E627K substitution preserves viral fitness of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 HPAIV in birds.

Elizabeth Billington, Sofia Riccio, Maryn D. Brown…·Joe James

This study shows that the mammalian-adaptive PB2-E627K mutation in H5N1 HPAIV maintains viral fitness in avian hosts, increasing zoonotic risk.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.06.757006

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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MicrobiologyJournal of General VirologyPeer-reviewedSep 1, 2025

Investigating Factors Driving Shifts in Subtype Dominance within H5Nx Clade 2.3.4.4b High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza viruses

Elizabeth Billington, Cecilia Di Genova, Caroline J. Warren…·Joe James

This study investigates the factors driving the shift in dominance from H5N8 to H5N1 HPAIVs in wild birds, finding that viral pathogenicity and immune responses differ between subtypes.

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proteomicsexperimental assay

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