Domestic Cats Are Susceptible to Infection With Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses From Shorebirds

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• Alternative Title:
  Vet Pathol
• Personal Author:
  Driskell, E. A. ; Jones, C. A. ; Berghaus, R. D. ; Stallknecht, D. E. ; Howerth, E. W. ; Tompkins, S. M.
• Description:
  Domestic cats are susceptible to infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1, resulting in pneumonia and in some cases, systemic spread with lesions in multiple organ systems. Recent transmission of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus from humans to cats also resulted in severe pneumonia in cats. Data regarding the susceptibility of cats to other influenza viruses is minimal, especially regarding susceptibility to low pathogenic avian influenza viruses from wild birds, the reservoir host. In this study, the authors infected 5-month-old cats using 2 different North American shorebird avian influenza viruses (H1N9 and H6N4 subtypes), 3 cats per virus, with the goal of expanding the understanding of avian influenza virus infections in this species. These viruses replicated in inoculated cats based on virus isolation from the pharynx in 2 cats, virus isolation from the lung of 1 cat, and antigen presence in the lung via immunohistochemistry in 2 cats. There was also seroconversion and lesions of patchy bronchointerstitial pneumonia in all of the cats. Infection in the cats did not result in clinical disease and led to variable pharyngeal viral shedding with only 1 of the viruses; virus was localized in the alveolar epithelium via immunohistochemistry. These findings demonstrate the capacity of wild bird influenza viruses to infect cats, and further investigation is warranted into the pathogenesis of these viruses in cats from both a veterinary medical and public health perspective.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Wild Birds Cat Diseases Cats Disease Reservoirs Disease Susceptibility Influenza A Virus Influenza In Birds Lung Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Orthomyxoviridae Infections Pneumonia, Viral Public Health Virus Shedding

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• Keywords:
  Avian Influenza Cats Low Pathogenic Pneumonia Wild Birds
• Source:
  Vet Pathol. 50(1):39-45
• Pubmed ID:
  22732359
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11369772
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  HHSN266200700006C/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN272201400006C/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U19 CI000401/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 5U19CI00040102/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c6ed4ea2ef2a68753625f7c3a2a0e6d1d434ee74402d948fef657e0072e467c6fdb20ad115bed44d2312de7312158c81b8c3acfe0b44e4c6e13dc4e3d3cf462e
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