title: Airborne Transmission of a Novel Tembusu Virus in Ducks.
abstract: The routes of transmission of a newly emerged Tembusu virus (TMUV, Flavivirus) in ducks in China remain unclear. Our epidemiological data show that TMUV is spread in winter, when mosquitos are inactive, which suggests that nonvector transmission routes are involved in the spread of TMUV. Furthermore, in vivo studies indicate that TMUV can be transmitted efficiently among ducks by both direct contact and aerosol transmission. This finding has important implications for the control of infection with this novel TMUV in the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China Innovation Team for Pathogen Ecology Research on Animal Influenza Virus, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xuesong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China Innovation Team for Pathogen Ecology Research on Animal Influenza Virus, Shanghai, China Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China Innovation Team for Pathogen Ecology Research on Animal Influenza Virus, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Qinfang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Beijing Golden Star Duck Center, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Guoxin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China Innovation Team for Pathogen Ecology Research on Animal Influenza Virus, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Qiaoyang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yuee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Sidang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China Innovation Team for Pathogen Ecology Research on Animal Influenza Virus, Shanghai, China lizejun@shvri.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Zejun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000391:Air Microbiology; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D004372:Ducks; D005416:Flavivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018177:Flavivirus Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols