Martin J. Woodward

2 weeks ago | microbiologyresearch.org | Luke J. Mappley |Monika A. Tchórzewska |Alejandro Nuñez |Alejandro Núñez |Martin J. Woodward

The European H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) epizootic during 2016-2017 resulted in both wild bird and poultry deaths throughout the EU. This in vivo study investigated the potential for indirect infection of naïve birds through contaminated drinking water or feed, to assess potential disease incursion into a high biosecurity commercial floor housed setting.