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Characterization of a Feline Influenza A(H7N2) Virus

Masato Hatta¹, Gongxun Zhong¹, Yuwei Gao¹, Noriko Nakajima¹, Shufang Fan¹, Shiho Chiba, Kathleen M. Deering, Mutsumi Ito, Masaki Imai, Maki Kiso, Sumiho Nakatsu, Tiago J. Lopes, Andrew J. Thompson, Ryan McBride, David L. Suarez, Catherine A. Macken, Shigeo Sugita, Gabriele Neumann, Hideki Hasegawa, James C. Paulson, Kathy L. Toohey-Kurth, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka

Author affiliations: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (M. Hatta, G. Zhong, Y. Gao, S. Fan, S. Chiba, K.M. Deering, T.J. Lopes, G. Neumann, K.L. Toohey-Kurth, Y. Kawaoka); National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (N. Nakajima, H. Hasegawa); University of Tokyo, Tokyo (M. Ito, M. Imai, M. Kiso, S. Nakatsu, Y. Kawaoka); The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA (A.J. Thompson, R. McBride, J.C. Paulson); US Department of Agriculture, Athens, Georgia, USA (D.L. Suarez); The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C. A. Macken); Japan Racing Association, Tochigi, Japan (S. Sugita)

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Virus titers in organs of ferrets and cats infected with A/feline/NY/16 or A/chicken/NY/99 influenza viruses*

Species	Virus	Days postinfection	Animal ID no.	Virus titers in organs of infected animals (log₁₀(PFU/g))
Species	Virus	Days postinfection	Animal ID no.	Nasal turbinates	Trachea	Lung	Small intestine	Colon	Other organs†
Ferret	A/feline/NY/16	3	1	4.4	3.3	4.7	–	–	–
			2	5.2	–	2.4	–	–	–
			3	5.4	–	–	–	–	–
		6	4	3.1	–	–	–	–	–
			5	5.8	–	–	–	–	–
			6	6.0	–	–	–	–	–
	A/chicken/NY/99	3	7	5.9	3.3	–	–	–	–
			8	6.0	–	–	–	–	–
			9	6.6	3.4	–	–	–	–
		6	10	4.2	–	–	–	–	–
			11	4.5	–	5.7	–	–	–
			12	4.4	–	–	–	–	–
Cat	A/feline/ NY/16	3	1	3.9	4.8	–	–	–	–
			2	4.1	6.6	5.8	–	–	–
			3	6.9	7.0	5.8	–	–	–
		6	4	6.3	6.2	6.1	–	2.3	–
			5	7.7	7.8	4.7	–	–	–
			6	5.9	6.2	6.7	3.8	–	–
	A/chicken/NY/99	3	7	6.4	5.8	3.9	–	–	–
			8	2.0	–	–	–	–	–
			9	6.1	–	–	4.9	–	–
		6	10	6.4	–	5.0	–	–	–
			11	4.6	–	–	–	–	–
			12	6.7	4.0	–	–	–	–

*–, no virus detected.
†Brain, spleen, kidneys, liver, and pancreas.

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¹These authors contributed equally to this article.

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