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Molecular evolution, diversity and adaptation of H7N9 viruses in China during 2013-2017 (2018)
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Lu, J., Raghwani, J., Pryce, R., Bowden, T. A., Thézé, J., Huang, S., …Ke, C. (2018). Molecular evolution, diversity and adaptation of H7N9 viruses in China during 2013-2017. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2410.171063

The substantial increase in prevalence and emergence of antigenically divergent or highly pathogenic influenza A(H7N9) viruses during 2016–17 raises concerns about the epizootic potential of these viruses. We investigated the evolution and adaptation... Read More about Molecular evolution, diversity and adaptation of H7N9 viruses in China during 2013-2017.

Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas (2017)
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Faria, N. R., Quick, J., Claro, I., Thézé, J., de Jesus, J. G., Giovanetti, M., …Pybus, O. G. (2017). Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas. Nature, 546(7658), 406-410. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22401

Transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas was first confirmed in May 2015 in northeast Brazil1. Brazil has had the highest number of reported ZIKV cases worldwide (more than 200,000 by 24 December 20162) and the most cases associated with mic... Read More about Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas.

Antibody responses to avian influenza viruses in wild birds broaden with age (2016)
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Hill, S. C., Manvell, R. J., Schulenburg, B., Shell, W., Wikramaratna, P. S., Perrins, C., …Pybus, O. G. (2016). Antibody responses to avian influenza viruses in wild birds broaden with age. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2159

For viruses such as avian influenza, immunity within a host population can drive the emergence of new strains by selecting for viruses with novel antigens that avoid immune recognition. The accumulation of acquired immunity with age is hypothesized t... Read More about Antibody responses to avian influenza viruses in wild birds broaden with age.

Role for migratory wild birds in the global spread of avian influenza (2016)
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The Global Consortium For H5N8 And Related Influenza Viruses, . (2016). Role for migratory wild birds in the global spread of avian influenza. Science, 354(6309), 213-217. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf8852

Avian influenza viruses affect both poultry production and public health. A subtype H5N8 (clade 2.3.4.4) virus, following an outbreak in poultry in South Korea in January 2014, rapidly spread worldwide in 2014–2015. Our analysis of H5N8 viral sequenc... Read More about Role for migratory wild birds in the global spread of avian influenza.

Wild waterfowl migration and domestic duck density shape the epidemiology of highly pathogenic H5N8 influenza in the Republic of Korea (2015)
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Hill, S. C., Lee, Y., Song, B., Kang, H., Lee, E., Hanna, A., …Pybus, O. G. (2015). Wild waterfowl migration and domestic duck density shape the epidemiology of highly pathogenic H5N8 influenza in the Republic of Korea. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2015.06.014

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses threaten human and animal health yet their emergence is poorly understood, partly because sampling of the HPAI Asian-origin H5N1 lineage immediately after its identification in 1996 was comparatively s... Read More about Wild waterfowl migration and domestic duck density shape the epidemiology of highly pathogenic H5N8 influenza in the Republic of Korea.

Comparative micro-epidemiology of pathogenic avian influenza virus outbreaks in a wild bird population
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Hill, S. C., Hansen, R., Watson, S., Coward, V., Russell, C., Cooper, J., …Pybus, O. G. (in press). Comparative micro-epidemiology of pathogenic avian influenza virus outbreaks in a wild bird population. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 374(1775), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0259

Understanding the epidemiological dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) in wild birds is crucial for guiding effective surveillance and control measures. The spread of H5 HPAIV has been well characterized over large geographical... Read More about Comparative micro-epidemiology of pathogenic avian influenza virus outbreaks in a wild bird population.