Characterization of neurotropic HPAI H5N1 viruses with novel genome constellations and mammalian adaptive mutations in free-living mesocarnivores in Canada

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H5N1
HPAI
Mammals
Virus
Mammifères
Avian influenza
Bird flu
creativework.keywords - fr
Grippe aviaire
Influenza aviaire
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Alkie, Tamiru N.
Cox, Sherri
Embury-Hyatt, Carissa
Stevens, Brian
Pople, Neil
Pybus, Margo J.
Xu, Wanhong
Hisanaga, Tamiko
Suderman, Matthew
Koziuk, Janice
Kruczkiewicz, Peter
Nguyen, Hoang Hai
Fisher, Mathew
Lung, Oliver
Erdelyan, Cassidy N. G
Hochman, Orie
Ojkic, Davor
Yason, Carmencita
Bravo-Araya, Maria
Bourque, Laura
Bollinger, Trent K.
Soos, Catherine
Giacinti, Jolene
Provencher, Jennifer
Ogilvie, Sarah
Clark, Amanda
MacPhee, Robyn
Parsons, Glen J.
Eaglesome, Hazel
Gilbert, Sayrah
Saboraki, Kelsey
Davis, Richard
Jerao, Alexandra
Ginn, Matthew
ones, Megan E.B.
Berhane, Yohannes
dc.date.accepted
2023-02-26
dc.date.accessioned
2023-10-17T20:18:43Z
dc.date.available
2023-10-17T20:18:43Z
dc.date.issued
2023-03-07
dc.date.submitted
2022-10-04
dc.description.abstract - en
The GsGd lineage (A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996) H5N1 virus was introduced to Canada in 2021/2022 through the Atlantic and East Asia-Australasia/Pacific flyways by migratory birds. This was followed by unprecedented outbreaks affecting domestic and wild birds, with spillover into other animals. Here, we report sporadic cases of H5N1 in 40 free-living mesocarnivore species such as red foxes, striped skunks, and mink in Canada. The clinical presentations of the disease in mesocarnivores were consistent with central nervous system infection. This was supported by the presence of microscopic lesions and the presence of abundant IAV antigen by immunohistochemistry. Some red foxes that survived clinical infection developed anti-H5N1 antibodies. Phylogenetically, the H5N1 viruses from the mesocarnivore species belonged to clade 2.3.4.4b and had four different genome constellation patterns. The first group of viruses had wholly Eurasian (EA) genome segments. The other three groups were reassortant viruses containing genome segments derived from both North American (NAm) and EA influenza A viruses. Almost 17 percent of the H5N1 viruses had mammalian adaptive mutations (E627 K, E627V and D701N) in the polymerase basic protein 2 (PB2) subunit of the RNA polymerase complex. Other mutations that may favour adaptation to mammalian hosts were also present in other internal gene segments. The detection of these critical mutations in a large number of mammals within short duration after virus introduction inevitably highlights the need for continually monitoring and assessing mammalian-origin H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses for adaptive mutations, which potentially can facilitate virus replication, horizontal transmission and posing pandemic risks for humans.
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Alkie, T. N., Cox, S., Embury-Hyatt, C., Stevens, B., Pople, N., Pybus, M. J., Xu, W., Hisanaga, T., Suderman, M., Koziuk, J., Kruczkiewicz, P., Nguyen, H. H., Fisher, M., Lung, O., Erdelyan, C. N., Hochman, O., Ojkic, D., Yason, C., Bravo-Araya, M., … Berhane, Y. (2023). Characterization of neurotropic HPAI H5N1 viruses with novel genome constellations and mammalian adaptive mutations in free-living mesocarnivores in Canada. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2023.2186608
dc.identifier.doi
https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2023.2186608
dc.identifier.issn
2222-1751
dc.identifier.uri
https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/1219
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher
Taylor & Francis
dc.rights - en
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Gold
dc.rights.openaccesslevel - fr
Or
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Science and technology
dc.subject - fr
Sciences et technologie
dc.subject.en - en
Science and technology
dc.subject.fr - fr
Sciences et technologie
dc.title - en
Characterization of neurotropic HPAI H5N1 viruses with novel genome constellations and mammalian adaptive mutations in free-living mesocarnivores in Canada
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Manuscrit accepté
local.acceptedmanuscript.articlenum
2186608
local.article.journalissue
1
local.article.journaltitle
Emerging Microbes & Infections
local.article.journalvolume
12
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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