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ArticleNature communications2024

Cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus.

Rabeh El-Shesheny, John Franks, Ahmed Kandeil, Rebecca Badra, Jasmine Turner, Patrick Seiler, Bindumadhav M Marathe, Trushar Jeevan, Lisa Kercher, Meng Hu and 14 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Preparedness, prevention and control related to zoonotic avian influenza.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2025
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  13. Antiviral Effects of Avian Interferon-Stimulated Genes.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Rabeh El-SheshenyCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Virus, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8798-2240
John FranksDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Ahmed KandeilCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Virus, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-6961
Rebecca BadraHuman Link, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3482-6965
Jasmine TurnerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-6758
Patrick SeilerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Bindumadhav M MaratheDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Trushar JeevanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Lisa KercherDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6300-0452
Meng HuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Yul Eum SimDepartment of Biology, Wanek School of Natural Science, High Point University, High Point, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0088-8380
Kenrie P Y HuiSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1506-0535
Michael C W ChanSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8174-8405
Andrew J ThompsonDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Pamela McKenzieDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Elena A GovorkovaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9067-5682
Charles J RussellDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-3990
Peter VogelDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-0545
James C PaulsonDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4589-5322
J S Malik PeirisSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8217-5995
Robert G WebsterDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Mohamed A AliCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Virus, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Ghazi KayaliHuman Link, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ghazi@human-link.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5387-1622
Richard J WebbyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA. Richard.Webby@stjude.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4397-7132
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USUniversity of Hong Kong · HKNational Research Centre · EGScripps Research Institute · USHigh Point University · USLink Institut (Switzerland) · CH

Funding

NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response: Universal Influenza Vaccine Research Activities75N93021C00016 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI WEBBY, RICHARD · 2021 to 2025
$91.4M
Influenza virus receptors on human airway epithelial cellsR01AI114730 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI PAULSON, JAMES C · 2015 to 2023
$5.1M
Improving predictive capacity of models for universal influenza vaccine developmentR01AI150745 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI WEBBY, RICHARD JOHN · 2020 to 2023
$3.0M
NIAID NIH HHS 75N93021C00016NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201400006CNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI114730NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI150745
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2017, a novel influenza A virus (IAV) was isolated from an Egyptian fruit bat. In contrast to other bat influenza viruses, the virus was related to avian A(H9N2) viruses and was probably the result of a bird-to-bat transmission event. To determine the cross-species spill-over potential, we biologically characterize features of A/bat/Egypt/381OP/2017(H9N2). The virus has a pH inactivation profile and neuraminidase activity similar to those of human-adapted IAVs. Despite the virus having an avian virus-like preference for α2,3 sialic acid receptors, it is unable to replicate in male mallard ducks; however, it readily infects ex-vivo human respiratory cell cultures and replicates in the lungs of female mice. A/bat/Egypt/381OP/2017 replicates in the upper respiratory tract of experimentally-infected male ferrets featuring direct-contact and airborne transmission. These data suggest that the bat A(H9N2) virus has features associated with increased risk to humans without a shift to a preference for α2,6 sialic acid receptors.

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ChiropteraDucksFerretsInfluenza A Virus, H9N2 SubtypeOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsReceptors, Cell SurfaceAnimalsFemaleHumansInfluenza, HumanInfluenza in BirdsLungMaleMiceNeuraminidaseVirus ReplicationNeuraminidaseReceptors, Cell Surfacesialic acid receptor

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PMID38664384
PMCPMC11045754
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