title: Susceptibility of rock doves to low-pathogenic avian influenza A viruses.
abstract: Following a 2008 outbreak of North American low-pathogenic H5N8 influenza A virus at an upland gamebird farm, we sero-sampled rock doves (pigeons, Columba livia) at the outbreak site and conducted experimental inoculations of wild-caught pigeons using the H5N8 virus and another low-pathogenic virus (H4N6). While 13% of pigeons at the outbreak site were seropositive, none were positive for exposure to H5, and one was positive for N8. Challenged pigeons exhibited low susceptibility and limited viral RNA excretion for both viruses tested, but at least one individual had RNA loads indicative of the potential for viral transmission to other birds.
authors.affiliation: National Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA. Susan.A.Shriner@aphis.usda.gov.
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0349-7182
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shriner
authors.affiliation: National Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA.
authors.forename: J Jeffrey
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Root
authors.affiliation: National Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Mooers
authors.affiliation: National Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremy W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Services, United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Boise, ID, 83709, USA.
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stopak
authors.affiliation: National Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA.
authors.forename: Heather J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: National Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA.
authors.forename: Kaci K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: VanDalen
authors.affiliation: National Wildlife Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, USA.
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Franklin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D010856:Columbidae / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral