Egyptian Fruit Bats (<i>Rousettus aegyptiacus</i>) Were Resistant to Experimental Inoculation with Avian-Origin Influenza A Virus of Subtype H9N2, But Are Susceptible to Experimental Infection with Bat-Borne H9N2 Virus

Influenza A viruses (IAV) of subtype H9N2, endemic in world-wide poultry holdings, are reported to cause spill-over infections to pigs and humans and have also contributed substantially to recent reassortment-derived pre-pandemic zoonotic viruses of concern, such as the Asian H7N9 viruses. Recently,...

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Published in:	Viruses
Main Authors:	Nico Joel Halwe, Marco Gorka, Bernd Hoffmann, Melanie Rissmann, Angele Breithaupt, Martin Schwemmle, Martin Beer, Ahmed Kandeil, Mohamed A. Ali, Ghazi Kayali, Donata Hoffmann, Anne Balkema-Buschmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Subjects:	influenza virus H9N2 <i>Rousettus aegyptiacus</i> avian-related H9N2 bat-related H9N2
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/4/672