Boon ACM, Sandbulte MR, Seiler P, et al. Role of Terrestrial Wild Birds in Ecology of Influenza A Virus (H5N1). Emerg Infect Dis 2007 Nov
House sparrows, European starlings, and Carneux pigeons were inoculated with 4 influenza A (H5N1)
viruses isolated from different avian species. We monitored viral replication, death after infection, and
transmission to uninfected contact birds of the same species. Sparrows were susceptible to severe
infection; 66%–100% of birds died within 4–7 days. High levels of virus were detected from oropharyngeal
and cloacal swabs and in organs of deceased sparrows. Inoculation of starlings caused no deaths,
despite high levels of virus shedding evident in oropharyngeal swabs. Least susceptible were pigeons,
which had no deaths and very low levels of virus in oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs. Transmission to
contact birds did not occur frequently: only A/common magpie/Hong Kong/645/2006 virus was shown to
transmit to 1 starling. In summary, recent influenza (H5N1) viruses are pathogenic for small terrestrial bird
species but the rate of intraspecies transmission in these hosts is very low.
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