Serologic Evidence of Exposure to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 Viruses in Migratory Shorebirds, Australia

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5Nx viruses of the goose/Guangdong/96 lineage continue to cause outbreaks in poultry and wild birds globally. Shorebirds, known reservoirs of avian influenza viruses, migrate from Siberia to Australia along the East-Asian-Australasian Flyway. We examined whe...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-10, Vol.25 (10), p.1903-1910
Main Authors: Wille, Michelle, Lisovski, Simeon, Risely, Alice, Ferenczi, Marta, Roshier, David, Wong, Frank Y K, Breed, Andrew C, Klaassen, Marcel, Hurt, Aeron C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Antibodies
Antigens
Australia
Avian influenza
Avian influenza viruses
clade 2.3.4.4
Ducks
highly pathogenic
HPAI
Immunologic factors
Influenza
Lectins
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Summary:Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5Nx viruses of the goose/Guangdong/96 lineage continue to cause outbreaks in poultry and wild birds globally. Shorebirds, known reservoirs of avian influenza viruses, migrate from Siberia to Australia along the East-Asian-Australasian Flyway. We examined whether migrating shorebirds spending nonbreeding seasons in Australia were exposed to HPAI H5 viruses. We compared those findings with those for a resident duck species. We screened >1,500 blood samples for nucleoprotein antibodies and tested positive samples for specific antibodies against 7 HPAI H5 virus antigens and 2 low pathogenicity avian influenza H5 virus antigens. We demonstrated the presence of hemagglutinin inhibitory antibodies against HPAI H5 virus clade 2.3.4.4 in the red-necked stint (Calidris ruficolis). We did not find hemagglutinin inhibitory antibodies in resident Pacific black ducks (Anas superciliosa). Our study highlights the potential role of long-distance migratory shorebirds in intercontinental spread of HPAI H5 viruses.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2510.190699