Research Project: Control Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Diseases Outbreaks Caused by Avian Influenza Viruses

Location: Exotic & Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Diversity and complexity of internally deleted viral genomes in influenza A virus subpopulations with enhanced interferon-inducing phenotypes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ghorbani, A., Ngunjiri, J.M., Rendon, G., Brooke, C.B., Kenney, S.P., Lee, C.W. 2023. Diversity and complexity of internally deleted viral genomes in influenza A virus subpopulations with enhanced interferon-inducing phenotypes. Viruses. 15(10):2107. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15102107.

Comparative analysis of PB2 residue 627E/K/V in H5 subtypes of avian influenza viruses isolated in birds and mammals - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Discovery of Influenza A(H7N2) in a cat after admission to an animal shelter: A case report - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Roberts, E., Allen, C., Brennen, R., Swartz, A., Dines, B., Cigel, F., Killian, M.L., Crossley, B., Suarez, D.L., Torchetti, M., Watson, C., Slavinsky, S., Toohey-Kurth, K., Newbury, S. 2023. Discovery of Influenza A(H7N2) in a cat after admission to an animal shelter: A case report. Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health. 2(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.56771/jsmcah.v2.61.

H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b in wild and domestic birds: introductions into the United States and reassortments, December 2021-April 2022 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Youk, S., Torchetti, M.K., Lantz, K., Lenoch, J.B., Killian, M.L., Leyson, C., Bevins, S.N., Dilione, K., Ip, H.S., Stallknecht, D.E., Poulson, R.L., Suarez, D.L., Swayne, D.E., Pantin Jackwood, M.J. 2023. H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b in wild and domestic birds: introductions into the United States and reassortments, December 2021-April 2022. Virology. 587:109860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2023.109860.

Prediction of highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine efficacy in chickens by comparison of in vitro and in vivo data: a meta-analysis and systematic review - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mo, J., Spackman, E., Swayne, D.E. 2023. Prediction of highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine efficacy in chickens by comparison of in vitro and in vivo data: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Vaccine. 41(38):5507-5517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.07.076.

SARS-CoV-2 utilization of ACE2 from different bat species allows for virus entry and replication in vitro - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Briggs, K., Sweeney, R.P., Blehert, D.S., Spackman, E., Suarez, D.L., Kapczynski, D.R. 2023. SARS-CoV-2 utilization of ACE2 from different bat species allows for virus entry and replication in vitro. Virology. 586:122-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2023.07.002.

A review of the stability of avian influenza virus in materials from poultry farms - (Review Article)

Diverse infectivity, transmissibility and pathobiology of clade 2.3.4.4 H5Nx highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in chickens - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kwon, J., Bertran, K., Lee, D., Criado, M.F., Killmaster, L.F., Pantin Jackwood, M.J., Swayne, D.E. 2023. Diverse infectivity, transmissibility and pathobiology of clade 2.3.4.4 H5Nx highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in chickens. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 12:2218945. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2023.2218945.

Efficacy of multivalent recombinant herpesvirus of turkey vaccines against high pathogenicity avian influenza, infectious bursal disease, and Newcastle disease viruses - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Criado, M.F., Kassa, A., Bertran, K., Kwon, J., Sa E Silva, M., Killmaster, L.F., Ross, T.M., Mebatsion, T., Swayne, D.E. 2023. Efficacy of multivalent recombinant herpesvirus of turkey vaccines against high pathogenicity avian influenza, infectious bursal disease, and Newcastle disease viruses. Vaccine. 41(18):2893-2904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.055.

The pathogenesis of a 2022 North American highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 avian influenza in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Spackman, E., Pantin Jackwood, M.J., Lee, S.A., Prosser, D. 2023. The pathogenesis of a 2022 North American highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 avian influenza in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). Avian Pathology. 52(3):219-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/03079457.2023.2196258.

Development of in ovo-compatible NS1-truncated live attenuated influenza vaccines by modulation of hemagglutinin cleavage and polymerase acidic x frameshifting sites - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ghorbani, A., Ngunjiri, J.M., Abundo, M.C., Pantin Jackwood, M.J., Kenney, S.P., Lee, C.W. 2023. Development of in ovo-compatible NS1-truncated live attenuated influenza vaccines by modulation of hemagglutinin cleavage and polymerase acidic x frameshifting sites. Vaccine. 41(11):1848-1858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.018.

Comparable outcomes from long and short read random sequencing of total RNA for detection of pathogens in chicken respiratory samples - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Butt, S.L., Kariithi, H.M., Volkening, J.D., Taylor, T.L., Leyson, C., Pantin Jackwood, M.J., Suarez, D.L., Stanton, J.B., Afonso, C.L. 2022. Comparable outcomes from long and short read random sequencing of total RNA for detection of pathogens in chicken respiratory samples. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 9:1073919. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1073919.

Analysis of the immune response and identification of antibody epitopes against the sigma C protein of avian orthoreovirus following immunization with live or inactivated vaccines - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dawe, W.H., Kapczynski, D.R., Linnemann, E.G., Gauthiersloan, V., Sellers, H. 2023. Analysis of the immune response and identification of antibody epitopes against the sigma C protein of avian orthoreovirus following immunization with live or inactivated vaccines. Avian Diseases. 66(4): 465-475. https://doi.org/10.1637/aviandiseases-D-22-99992.

A universal, single-primer amplification protocol to perform whole-genome sequencing of segmented dsRNA avian orthoreoviruses - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chrzastek, K., Sellers, H.S., Kapczynski, D.R. 2023. A universal, single-primer amplification protocol to perform whole-genome sequencing of segmented dsRNA avian orthoreoviruses. Avian Diseases. 66(4):479-485. https://doi.org/10.1637/aviandiseases-D-22-99999.

Zoonotic potential of influenza A viruses of poultry and other avian species - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Spackman, E., Swayne, D.E. 2022. Zoonotic potential of influenza A viruses of poultry and other avian species. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Issue Paper. SP33:23-25.

Low pathogenicity H7N3 avian influenza viruses have higher within-host genetic diversity than a closely related high pathogenicity H7N3 virus in infected turkeys and chickens - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Leyson, C.M., Criado, M.F., Youk, S., Pantin Jackwood, M.J. 2022. Low pathogenicity H7N3 avian influenza viruses have higher within-host genetic diversity than a closely related high pathogenicity H7N3 virus in infected turkeys and chickens. Viruses. 14(3):554. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14030554.

Phylogenetic analysis, molecular changes, and adaptation to chickens of Mexican lineage H5N2 low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses from 1994 to 2019 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Youk, S., Leyson, C., Parris, D., Kariithi, H., Suarez, D.L., Pantin Jackwood, M.J. 2022. Phylogenetic analysis, molecular changes, and adaptation to chickens of Mexican lineage H5N2 low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses from 1994 to 2019. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14476.

Diverse single-stranded DNA viruses identified in chicken buccal swabs - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chrzastek, K., Kraberger, S., Schmidlin, K., Fontenele, R.S., Kulkarni, A., Chappell, L., Dufor-Zavala, L., Kapczynski, D.R., Varsani, A. 2021. Diverse single-stranded DNA viruses identified in chicken buccal swabs. Microorganisms. 9(12):2602. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9122602.

Optimizing sample collection methods for detection of respiratory viruses in poultry housing environments - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mo, J., Stephens, C.B., Jordan, B., Ritz, C., Swayne, D.E., Spackman, E. 2022. Optimizing sample collection methods for detection of respiratory viruses in poultry housing environments. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14547.