Philip S Meade, Pooja Bandawane, Kaitlyn Bushfield, Irene Hoxie, Karla R Azcona, Daneidy Burgos, Sadia Choudhury, Adama Diaby, Mariama Diallo, Kailani Gaynor, Aaron Huang, Kadiatou Kante, Shehryar N Khan, William Kim, Paul Kehinde Ajayi, Ericka Roubidoux, Sasha Nelson, Rita McMahon, Randy A Albrecht, Florian Krammer, Christine Marizzi
Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b were detected in North America in the winter of 2021/2022. These viruses have spread across the Americas, causing morbidity and mortality in both wild and domestic birds as well as some mammalian species, including cattle. Many surveillance programs for wildlife as well as commercial poultry operations have detected these viruses. In this study, we conducted surveillance of avian species in the urban environment in New York City. We detected highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in six samples from four different bird species and performed whole-genome sequencing...
May 15, 2024: Journal of Virology