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Proc Biol Sci . A systematic review of laboratory investigations into the pathogenesis of avian influenza viruses in wild avifauna of North America

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Proc Biol Sci


. 2024 Oct;291(2033):20241845.
doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1845. Epub 2024 Oct 30. A systematic review of laboratory investigations into the pathogenesis of avian influenza viruses in wild avifauna of North America

Matthew Gonnerman[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Christina Leyson[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Jeffery D Sullivan[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Mary J Pantin-Jackwood[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Erica Spackman[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jennifer M Mullinax[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Diann J Prosser[SUP] 5 [/SUP]



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Abstract

The lack of consolidated information regarding the response of wild bird species to infection with avian influenza virus (AIV) is a challenge to both conservation managers and researchers alike, with related sectors also impacted, such as public health and commercial poultry. Using two independent searches, we reviewed published literature for studies describing wild bird species experimentally infected with avian influenza to assess host species' relative susceptibility to AIVs. Additionally, we summarize broad-scale parameters for elements such as shedding duration and minimum infectious dose that can be used in transmission modelling efforts. Our synthesis shows that waterfowl (i.e. Anatidae) compose the vast majority of published AIV pathobiology studies, whereas gulls and passerines are less represented in research despite evidence that they also are susceptible and contribute to highly pathogenic avian influenza disease dynamics. This study represents the first comprehensive effort to compile available literature regarding the pathobiology of AIVs in all wild birds in over a decade. This database can now serve as a tool to all researchers, providing generalized estimates of pathobiology parameters for a variety of wild avian families and an opportunity to critically examine and assess what is known and identify where further insight is needed.

Keywords: avian influenza; challenge study; pathogenicity; wild bird.

 
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