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Viruses. 2019 Oct 27;11(11). pii: E990. doi: 10.3390/v11110990. [h=1]Comparative Virological and Pathogenic Characteristics of Avian Influenza H5N8 Viruses Detected in Wild Birds and Domestic Poultry in Egypt during the Winter of 2016/2017.[/h]
Moatasim Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Kandeil A[SUP]1[/SUP], Aboulhoda BE[SUP]2[/SUP], El-Shesheny R[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Alkhazindar M[SUP]4[/SUP], AbdElSalam ET[SUP]4[/SUP], Kutkat O[SUP]1[/SUP], Kamel MN[SUP]1[/SUP], El Taweel AN[SUP]1[/SUP], Mostafa A[SUP]1[/SUP], Hicks JT[SUP]5[/SUP], Abd Elghaffar SK[SUP]6[/SUP], Kayali G[SUP]7,[/SUP][SUP]8[/SUP], Ali MA[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Virus, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt. 2 Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt. 3 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. 4 Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamaa Street, Giza 12613, Egypt. 5 Center for Ecology of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. 6 Pathology and Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit 71526, Egypt. 7 Human Link, Hazmieh 1109, Lebanon. 8 Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] The surveillance and virological characterization of H5N8 avian influenza viruses are important in order to assess their zoonotic potential. The genetic analyses of the Egyptian H5N8 viruses isolated through active surveillance in wild birds and domestic poultry in the winter of 2016/2017 showed multiple introductions of reassortant viruses. In this study, we investigated and compared the growth kinetics, infectivity, and pathogenicity of the three reassortant forms of H5N8 viruses detected in wild birds and domestic poultry in Egypt during the first introduction wave in the winter of 2016/2017. Three representative H5N8 viruses (abbreviated as 813, 871, and 13666) were selected. The 871/H5N8 virus showed enhanced growth properties in vitro in Madin Darby canine kidney (MDCK) and A549 cells. Interestingly, all viruses replicated well in mice without prior adaptation. Infected C57BL/6 mice showed 20% mortality for 813/H5N8 and 60% mortality for 871/H5N8 and 13666/H5N8, which could be attributed to the genetic differences among the viruses. Studies on the pathogenicity in experimentally infected ducks revealed a range of pathogenic effects, with mortality rate ranging from 0% for 813/H5N8 and 13666/H5N8 to 28% for 871/H5N8. No significant differences were observed among the three compared viruses in infected chickens. Overall, different H5N8 viruses had variable biological characteristics, indicating a continuous need for surveillance and virus characterization efforts.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Egypt; H5N8; avian influenza virus; pathogenicity
PMID: 31717865 DOI: 10.3390/v11110990
Moatasim Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Kandeil A[SUP]1[/SUP], Aboulhoda BE[SUP]2[/SUP], El-Shesheny R[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Alkhazindar M[SUP]4[/SUP], AbdElSalam ET[SUP]4[/SUP], Kutkat O[SUP]1[/SUP], Kamel MN[SUP]1[/SUP], El Taweel AN[SUP]1[/SUP], Mostafa A[SUP]1[/SUP], Hicks JT[SUP]5[/SUP], Abd Elghaffar SK[SUP]6[/SUP], Kayali G[SUP]7,[/SUP][SUP]8[/SUP], Ali MA[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Virus, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt. 2 Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt. 3 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. 4 Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamaa Street, Giza 12613, Egypt. 5 Center for Ecology of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. 6 Pathology and Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit 71526, Egypt. 7 Human Link, Hazmieh 1109, Lebanon. 8 Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] The surveillance and virological characterization of H5N8 avian influenza viruses are important in order to assess their zoonotic potential. The genetic analyses of the Egyptian H5N8 viruses isolated through active surveillance in wild birds and domestic poultry in the winter of 2016/2017 showed multiple introductions of reassortant viruses. In this study, we investigated and compared the growth kinetics, infectivity, and pathogenicity of the three reassortant forms of H5N8 viruses detected in wild birds and domestic poultry in Egypt during the first introduction wave in the winter of 2016/2017. Three representative H5N8 viruses (abbreviated as 813, 871, and 13666) were selected. The 871/H5N8 virus showed enhanced growth properties in vitro in Madin Darby canine kidney (MDCK) and A549 cells. Interestingly, all viruses replicated well in mice without prior adaptation. Infected C57BL/6 mice showed 20% mortality for 813/H5N8 and 60% mortality for 871/H5N8 and 13666/H5N8, which could be attributed to the genetic differences among the viruses. Studies on the pathogenicity in experimentally infected ducks revealed a range of pathogenic effects, with mortality rate ranging from 0% for 813/H5N8 and 13666/H5N8 to 28% for 871/H5N8. No significant differences were observed among the three compared viruses in infected chickens. Overall, different H5N8 viruses had variable biological characteristics, indicating a continuous need for surveillance and virus characterization efforts.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Egypt; H5N8; avian influenza virus; pathogenicity
PMID: 31717865 DOI: 10.3390/v11110990