Airborne transmission of human-isolated avian H3N8 influenza virus between ferrets
(2023)
Journal Article
Sun, H., Li, H., Tong, Q., Han, Q., Liu, J., Yu, H., …Liu, J. (2023). Airborne transmission of human-isolated avian H3N8 influenza virus between ferrets. Cell, 186(19), 4074-4084.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.08.011
H3N8 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in China caused two confirmed human infections in 2022, followed by a fatal case reported in 2023. H3N8 viruses are widespread in chicken flocks; however, the zoonotic features of H3N8 viruses are poorly understood... Read More about Airborne transmission of human-isolated avian H3N8 influenza virus between ferrets.