Cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus.
In: Nature communications, Jg. 15 (2024-04-25), Heft 1, S. 3449
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In 2017, a novel influenza A virus (IAV) was isolated from an Egyptian fruit bat. In contrast to other bat influenza viruses, the virus was related to avian A(H9N2) viruses and was probably the result of a bird-to-bat transmission event. To determine the cross-species spill-over potential, we biologically characterize features of A/bat/Egypt/381OP/2017(H9N2). The virus has a pH inactivation profile and neuraminidase activity similar to those of human-adapted IAVs. Despite the virus having an avian virus-like preference for α2,3 sialic acid receptors, it is unable to replicate in male mallard ducks; however, it readily infects ex-vivo human respiratory cell cultures and replicates in the lungs of female mice. A/bat/Egypt/381OP/2017 replicates in the upper respiratory tract of experimentally-infected male ferrets featuring direct-contact and airborne transmission. These data suggest that the bat A(H9N2) virus has features associated with increased risk to humans without a shift to a preference for α2,6 sialic acid receptors.
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Cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | El-Shesheny, R ; Franks, J ; Kandeil, A ; Badra, R ; Turner, J ; Seiler, P ; Marathe, BM ; Jeevan, T ; Kercher, L ; Hu, M ; Sim, YE ; Hui, KPY ; Chan, MCW ; Thompson, AJ ; McKenzie, P ; Govorkova, EA ; Russell, CJ ; Vogel, P ; Paulson, JC ; Peiris, JSM ; Webster, RG ; Ali, MA ; Kayali, G ; Webby, RJ |
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Zeitschrift: | Nature communications, Jg. 15 (2024-04-25), Heft 1, S. 3449 |
Veröffentlichung: | [London] : Nature Pub. Group, 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2041-1723 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-024-47635-4 |
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