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INTESTINAL EXCRETION OF A WILD BIRD-ORIGIN H3N8 LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS IN MALLARDS (ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS)

Journal

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages 991-998

Publisher

WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOC, INC
DOI: 10.7589/2011-09-280

Keywords

Avian influenza virus; cloacal swab; excrement; feces; low pathogenic; Mallard; RT-PCR; virus isolation

Funding

  1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  2. Department of Health and Human Services [HHSN266200700007C]

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Mallards (Anas platyrhynehos) and other dabbling ducks in the genus Anas are an important component of the wild bird reservoir for avian influenza (AI) virus; these viruses are maintained in migratory duck populations through a fecal-oral transmission route. We provide a detailed characterization of intestinal viral shedding in Mallards infected with a wild bird-origin low pathogenic (LP) AT virus. Five of eight, 1-mo-old Mallards inoculated with a high close of an H3N8 LP AI virus became infected as determined by reisolation and seroconversion. Infected birds excreted high concentrations of virus for up to 14 days postinoculation (DPI) without exhibiting overt clinical signs of disease. The pattern of viral shedding was relatively consistent between individual birds, with peak shedding on 2-3 DPI and a progressive decline over the remainder of infection. Detection of viral shedding varied depending on sample type (excrement sample or cloacal swab) and diagnostic test (virus isolation or real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction). Our data provide detailed insights into the intestinal excretion of an H3N8 LP AT virus in Mallards and the performance of diagnostic assays commonly used in wild bird surveillance. Such information is valuable for estimating potential risks for spillover of LP AI viruses from Mallards to domestic animals, developing accurate transmission models for Mallard populations and facilitating the interpretation and comparison of surveillance results from different studies.

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