High pathogenicity avian influenza A (H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b virus infection in a captive Tibetan black bear (Ursus thibetanus): investigations based on paraffin-embedded tissues, France, 2022
P. Bessiere, N. Gaide, G. Croville, M. Crispo, M. Fusade-Boyer, Y. Abou Monsef, M. Dirat, M. Beltrame, P. Dendauw, K. Lemberger, J.-L. Guerin, G. Le Loc'h
The paper characterizes H5N1 virus infection in a Tibetan black bear using histopathology and sequencing of paraffin-embedded tissues, finding high genetic similarity to a gull strain and evidence of mammalian adaptation.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2023Microbiology