Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Introduced by Wild Birds, China, 2021
Jingman Tian
1, Xiaoli Bai
1, Minghui Li
1, Xianying Zeng
1, Jia Xu, Peng Li, Miao Wang, Xingdong Song, Zhiguo Zhao, Guobin Tian, Liling Liu, Yuntao Guan, Yanbing Li
, and Hualan Chen
Author affiliations: State Key Laboratory for Animal Didease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China (J. Tian, X. Bai, M. Li, X. Zeng, X. Song, Z. Zhao, G. Tian, L. Liu, Y. Guan, Y Li, H. Chen); Preventive and Control Center for Animal Disease of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin (J. Xu, P. Li, M. Wang)
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Figure 2. Replication and virulence of representative highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) viruses in mice and ducks. A) Virus titers in organs of mice that were humanely killed on postinfection day 3 with 106 EID50 of the test viruses. B, C) MLD50 of the indicated viruses. D) Virus titers in organs of ducks that were killed on day 3 post inoculation with 106 EID50 in 0.1 mL of the indicated viruses. E) Virus shedding from ducks on the indicated days after inoculation. F) Death pattern of ducks in the infected and control groups. EID50, 50% egg infectious dose; MLD50, 50% lethal dose for mice.
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