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Article: Reemerging H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Hong Kong in 2002 Are Highly Pathogenic to Ducks

TitleReemerging H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Hong Kong in 2002 Are Highly Pathogenic to Ducks
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Issue Date2004
PublisherAmerican Society for Microbiology. The Journal's web site is located at http://jvi.asm.org/
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Journal of Virology, 2004, v. 78 n. 9, p. 4892-4901 How to Cite?
AbstractWaterfowl are the natural reservoir of all influenza A viruses, which are usually nonpathogenic in wild aquatic birds. However, in late 2002, outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus caused deaths among wild migratory birds and resident waterfowl, including ducks, in two Hong Kong parks. In February 2003, an avian H5N1 virus closely related to one of these viruses was isolated from two humans with acute respiratory distress, one of whom died. Antigenic analysis of the new avian isolates showed a reactivity pattern different from that of H5N1 viruses isolated in 1997 and 2001. This finding suggests that significant antigenic variation has recently occurred among H5N1 viruses. We inoculated mallards with antigenically different H5N1 influenza viruses isolated between 1997 and 2003. The new 2002 avian isolates caused systemic infection in the ducks, with high virus titers and pathology in multiple organs, particularly the brain. Ducks developed acute disease, including severe neurological dysfunction and death. Virus was also isolated at high titers from the birds' drinking water and from contact birds, demonstrating efficient transmission. In contrast, H5N1 isolates from 1997 and 2001 were not consistently transmitted efficiently among ducks and did not cause significant disease. Despite a high level of genomic homology, the human isolate showed striking biological differences from its avian homologue in a duck model. This is the first reported case of lethal influenza virus infection in wild aquatic birds since 1961.
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dc.contributor.authorSturm-Ramirez, KMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorEllis, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorBousfield, Ben_HK
dc.contributor.authorBissett, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorDyrting, Ken_HK
dc.contributor.authorRehg, JEen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPoon, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorGuan, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, Men_HK
dc.contributor.authorWebster, RGen_HK
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dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Virology, 2004, v. 78 n. 9, p. 4892-4901en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0022-538Xen_HK
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dc.description.abstractWaterfowl are the natural reservoir of all influenza A viruses, which are usually nonpathogenic in wild aquatic birds. However, in late 2002, outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus caused deaths among wild migratory birds and resident waterfowl, including ducks, in two Hong Kong parks. In February 2003, an avian H5N1 virus closely related to one of these viruses was isolated from two humans with acute respiratory distress, one of whom died. Antigenic analysis of the new avian isolates showed a reactivity pattern different from that of H5N1 viruses isolated in 1997 and 2001. This finding suggests that significant antigenic variation has recently occurred among H5N1 viruses. We inoculated mallards with antigenically different H5N1 influenza viruses isolated between 1997 and 2003. The new 2002 avian isolates caused systemic infection in the ducks, with high virus titers and pathology in multiple organs, particularly the brain. Ducks developed acute disease, including severe neurological dysfunction and death. Virus was also isolated at high titers from the birds' drinking water and from contact birds, demonstrating efficient transmission. In contrast, H5N1 isolates from 1997 and 2001 were not consistently transmitted efficiently among ducks and did not cause significant disease. Despite a high level of genomic homology, the human isolate showed striking biological differences from its avian homologue in a duck model. This is the first reported case of lethal influenza virus infection in wild aquatic birds since 1961.en_HK
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dc.subject.meshBird Diseases - physiopathology - transmission - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCommunicable Diseases, Emerging - mortality - transmission - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDucks - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtypeen_HK
dc.subject.meshInfluenza A virus - classification - isolation & purification - pathogenicityen_HK
dc.titleReemerging H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Hong Kong in 2002 Are Highly Pathogenic to Ducksen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailPoon, L: llmpoon@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1128/JVI.78.9.4892-4901.2004en_HK
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