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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2025 Dec;31(12):2339-2340.
doi: 10.3201/eid3112.250666.
Influenza D Virus in Black Donkeys, Northern China
Mingshuai Shen, Jieshi Yu, Bin Fu, Cuilian Yu, Chunqi Cui, Shumin Chen, Cun Liu, Kezhou Wang, Zhao Wang
Influenza D virus (IDV) is prevalent in cattle in China, and a risk for spillover to other species exists. We detected IDV antibodies in 6/315 of black donkeys in northern China, suggesting cattle-to-donkey transmission and demonstrating the expanding host range of IDV and the need for reassessment of cross-species transmission risks.
Keywords: China; black donkeys; influenza; influenza D virus; respiratory infections; serologic tests; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2025 Dec;31(12):2339-2340.
doi: 10.3201/eid3112.250666.
Influenza D Virus in Black Donkeys, Northern China
Mingshuai Shen, Jieshi Yu, Bin Fu, Cuilian Yu, Chunqi Cui, Shumin Chen, Cun Liu, Kezhou Wang, Zhao Wang
- PMID: 41491542
- DOI: 10.3201/eid3112.250666
Influenza D virus (IDV) is prevalent in cattle in China, and a risk for spillover to other species exists. We detected IDV antibodies in 6/315 of black donkeys in northern China, suggesting cattle-to-donkey transmission and demonstrating the expanding host range of IDV and the need for reassessment of cross-species transmission risks.
Keywords: China; black donkeys; influenza; influenza D virus; respiratory infections; serologic tests; viruses; zoonoses.