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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2025 Apr;31(4):804-808.
doi: 10.3201/eid3104.241002.
Exposure of Wild Mammals to Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Alaska, USA, 2020-2023
Andrew M Ramey, Kimberlee B Beckmen, David T Saalfeld, Kerry L Nicholson, Buck A Mangipane, Laura C Scott, David E Stallknecht, Rebecca L Poulson
Serum samples from wild mammals inhabiting Alaska, USA, showed that 4 species, including Ursus arctos bears and Vulpes vulpes foxes, were exposed to influenza A(H5N1) viruses. Results indicated some mammals in Alaska survived H5N1 virus infection. Surveillance efforts may be improved by incorporating information on susceptibility and detectable immune responses among wild mammals.
Keywords: Alaska; United States; avian influenza; bird flu; highly pathogenic; influenza; serology; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2025 Apr;31(4):804-808.
doi: 10.3201/eid3104.241002.
Exposure of Wild Mammals to Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Alaska, USA, 2020-2023
Andrew M Ramey, Kimberlee B Beckmen, David T Saalfeld, Kerry L Nicholson, Buck A Mangipane, Laura C Scott, David E Stallknecht, Rebecca L Poulson
- PMID: 40133065
- DOI: 10.3201/eid3104.241002
Serum samples from wild mammals inhabiting Alaska, USA, showed that 4 species, including Ursus arctos bears and Vulpes vulpes foxes, were exposed to influenza A(H5N1) viruses. Results indicated some mammals in Alaska survived H5N1 virus infection. Surveillance efforts may be improved by incorporating information on susceptibility and detectable immune responses among wild mammals.
Keywords: Alaska; United States; avian influenza; bird flu; highly pathogenic; influenza; serology; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.