Article
Spillover of H5 influenza viruses to vampire bats at the marine-terrestrial interface
2025-11-11
Abstract excerpt
The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (IAV) clade 2.3.4.4b has spread globally and spilled over into multiple mammalian species, raising concerns about its pandemic potential. In late 2022, clade 2.3.4.4b viruses devastated seabird and marine mammal populations along the Pacific coast of South America. Here, we report the first evidence of H5 IAV infections in wild bats globally, focusing on common va...
Topics
Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.
Identifiers and source
- Literature Corpus work
- 29bc26da-4b94-53cf-ba03-ed12b9e3ff55
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.11.09.686930
