MicrobiologybioRxiv
Tissue tropisms of avian influenza A viruses affect their spillovers from wild birds to pigs
X. Zhang, F. Cummingham, L. Li…·X.-F. Wan
This study identifies that avian influenza A viruses with specific tissue tropisms in swine upper respiratory tracts can spill over to pigs, increasing the risk of viral adaptation and reassortment.
DOI 10.1128/jvi.00847-20