Longitudinal Active Avian Influenza Surveillance in Bangladesh From 2017–2022 Reveals Differential IAV and H5 Infection and Viral Burden Associated With Bird Species, Sex, and Age

Influenza viruses are a major global health burden with up to 650,000 associated deaths annually. Beyond seasonal illness, influenza A viruses (IAVs) pose a constant pandemic threat due to novel emergent viruses that have evolved the ability to jump from their natural avian hosts to humans. Because...

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Published in:Transboundary and emerging diseases 2024-01, Vol.2024 (1)
Main Authors: Harrington, Walter N., Turner, Jasmine C. M., Barman, Subrata, Feeroz, Mohammed M., Hasan, Md. Kamrul, Akhtar, Sharmin, Jeevan, Trushar, Mukherjee, Nabanita, Seiler, Patrick, Franks, John, Walker, David, McKenzie, Pamela, Kercher, Lisa, Webster, Robert G., Webby, Richard J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Animal populations
Aquatic birds
Avian flu
Bird migration
Bird populations
Datasets
Females
Global health
Habitats
Influenza
Influenza A
Longitudinal studies
Males
Metadata
Pandemics
Populations
Public health
Risk assessment
Surveillance
Variables
Viruses
Wildfowl
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Summary:Influenza viruses are a major global health burden with up to 650,000 associated deaths annually. Beyond seasonal illness, influenza A viruses (IAVs) pose a constant pandemic threat due to novel emergent viruses that have evolved the ability to jump from their natural avian hosts to humans. Because of this threat, active surveillance of circulating IAV strains in wild and domestic bird populations is vital to our pandemic preparedness and response strategies. Here, we report on IAV surveillance data collected from 2017 to 2022 from wild and domestic birds in Bangladesh. We note evidence to suggest that male birds show a higher risk of IAV, including highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus, positivity than female birds. The data was stratified to control for selection bias and confounding variables to test the hypothesis that male birds are at a higher risk of IAV positivity relative to female birds. The association of IAV and A(H5) largely held in each stratum, and double stratification suggested that the phenomena was largely specific to ducks. Finally, we show that chickens, male birds, and juvenile birds generally have higher viral loads compared to their counterparts. These observations warrant further validation through active surveillance across various populations. Such efforts could significantly contribute to the enhancement of pandemic prediction and risk assessment models.
ISSN:1865-1674
1865-1682
DOI:10.1155/tbed/5569836