Host diversity and behavior determine patterns of interspecies transmission and geographic diffusion of avian Influenza A subtypes among North American wild reservoir species
J. T. Hicks, K. Friedman, X. Qiu, D.-K. Kim, J. E. Hixson, S. Krauss, R. J. Webby, R. G. Webster, J. Bahl
This study estimates interspecies transmission and geographic diffusion of avian influenza A subtypes among North American wild birds using genomic sequences, finding host diversity and ecology influence spread patterns.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2021Evolutionary Biology