Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) in experimentally infected adult mute swans.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Kalthoff, Donata et al.
- Affiliation:
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut · Germany
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Adult, healthy mute swans were experimentally infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A/Cygnus cygnus/Germany/R65/2006 subtype H5N1. Immunologically naive birds died, whereas animals with preexisting, naturally acquired avian influenza virus-specific antibodies became infected asymptomatically and shed virus. Adult mute swans are highly susceptible, excrete virus, and can be clinically protected by preexposure immunity.
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