Susceptibility of bovine respiratory and mammary epithelial cells to avian and mammalian derived clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses
Victoria Meliopoulos, Sean Cherry, Maria A. Smith, Bridgett Sharp, Pamela H. Brigleb, Ericka Kirkpatrick Roubidoux, Brandi Livingston, Dorothea R. Morris, Tyler J. Ripperger, Pari Baker, Sara E. Gragg, Kiril M. Dimitrov, Stephanie N. Langel, Stacey Schultz‐Cherry
This study compares the replication ability of avian and mammalian-derived clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses in epithelial cells from different species, finding that mammalian strains replicate more broadly.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology