Low pathogenic avian influenza isolates from wild birds replicate and transmit via contact in ferrets without prior adaptation.

Low pathogenic avian influenza isolates from wild birds replicate and transmit via contact in ferrets without prior adaptation.

Direct transmission of avian influenza viruses to mammals has become an increasingly investigated topic during the past decade; however, isolates that have been primarily investigated are typically ones originating from human or poultry outbreaks. Currently there is minimal comparative information o...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A Driskell, Jennifer A Pickens, Jennifer Humberd-Smith, James T Gordy, Konrad C Bradley, David A Steinhauer, Roy D Berghaus, David E Stallknecht, Elizabeth W Howerth, Stephen Mark Tompkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3365887?pdf=render

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