Establishing Methods to Monitor Influenza (A)H5N1 Virus in Dairy Cattle Milk, Massachusetts, USA.
Authors:Stachler E,Gnirke A,McMahon K,Gomez M,Stenson L,Guevara-Reyes C,Knoll H,Hill T,Hill S,Messer KS,Arizti-Sanz J,Albeez F,Curtis E,Samani P,Wewior N,O'Connor DH,Vuyk W,Khoury SE,Schnizlein MK,Rockey NC,Broemmel Z,Mina M,Madoff LC,Wohl S,O'Connor L,Brown CM,Ozonoff A,Park DJ,MacInnis BL,Sabeti PC
Journal:Emerging infectious diseases
PubMed ID:40138725
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus has caused a multistate outbreak among US dairy cattle, spreading across 16 states and infecting hundreds of herds since its onset. We rapidly developed and optimized PCR-based detection assays and sequencing protocols to support H5N1 molecular surveillance. Using 214 retail milk samples from 20 ... More