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1. The PB2, PA, HA, NP, and NS genes of a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A/whooper swan/Mongolia/3/2005 (H5N1) are responsible for pathogenicity in ducks

Author:
Takada, Ayato,   et al.   ; Kajihara, Masahiro; Sakoda, Yoshihiro; Soda, Kosuke; Minari, Kenji; Okamatsu, Masatoshi; Kida, Hiroshi;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Virology journal 2013 v.10 no.1 pp. 2016
ISSN:
1743-422X
Subject:
Influenza A virus; brain; chickens; death; disease severity; ducks; genes; hosts; influenza; lungs; microbial growth; pathogenicity; swans; tissues; viruses
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Wild ducks are the natural hosts of influenza A viruses. Duck influenza, therefore, has been believed inapparent infection with influenza A viruses, including highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) in chickens. In fact, ducks experimentally infected with an HPAIV strain, A/Hong Kong/483/1997 (H5N1) (HK483), did not show any clinical signs. Another HPAIV strain, A/whooper sw ...
DOI:
10.1186/1743-422X-10-45
PubMed:
23374292
PubMed Central:
PMC3570374