A lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) naturally infected with Eurasian 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus: Movement ecology and host factors

doi:10.1111/tbed.14614

. 2022 Sep;69(5):e2653-e2660.

doi: 10.1111/tbed.14614. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

A lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) naturally infected with Eurasian 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus: Movement ecology and host factors

Diann J Prosser ¹, Hannah L Schley ², Nathan Simmons ³, Jeffery D Sullivan ¹, Josh Homyack ³, Matthew Weegman ⁴, Glenn H Olsen ¹, Alicia M Berlin ¹, Rebecca L Poulson ⁵, David E Stallknecht ⁵, Christopher K Williams ²

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¹ Eastern Ecological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Laurel, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
³ Wildlife & Heritage Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wye Mills, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Eastern Neck NWR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rock Hall, Maryland, USA.
⁵ Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.

PMID: 35678746
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14614

A lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) naturally infected with Eurasian 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus: Movement ecology and host factors

Diann J Prosser et al. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;69(5):e2653-e2660.

doi: 10.1111/tbed.14614. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

Authors

Diann J Prosser ¹, Hannah L Schley ², Nathan Simmons ³, Jeffery D Sullivan ¹, Josh Homyack ³, Matthew Weegman ⁴, Glenn H Olsen ¹, Alicia M Berlin ¹, Rebecca L Poulson ⁵, David E Stallknecht ⁵, Christopher K Williams ²

Affiliations

¹ Eastern Ecological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Laurel, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
³ Wildlife & Heritage Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wye Mills, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Eastern Neck NWR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rock Hall, Maryland, USA.
⁵ Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.

PMID: 35678746
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14614

Abstract

Despite the recognized role of wild waterfowl in the potential dispersal and transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, little is known about how infection affects these birds. This lack of information limits our ability to estimate viral spread in the event of an HPAI outbreak, thereby limiting our abilities to estimate and communicate risk. Here, we present telemetry data from a wild Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis), captured during a separate ecology study in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. This bird tested positive for infection with clade 2.3.4.4 HPAI virus of the A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (Gs/GD) H5N1 lineage (results received post-release) during the 2021-2022 ongoing outbreaks in North America. While the infected bird was somewhat lighter than other adult males surgically implanted with transmitters (790 g, x̅ = 868 g, n = 11), it showed no clinical signs of infection at capture, during surgery, nor upon release. The bird died 3 days later-pathology undetermined as the specimen was not able to be recovered. Analysis of movement data within the 3-day window showed that the infected individual's maximum and average hourly movements (3894.3 and 428.8 m, respectively) were noticeably lower than noninfected conspecifics tagged and released the same day (x̅ = 21,594.5 and 1097.9 m, respectively; n = 4). We identified four instances where the infected bird had close contact (fixes located within 25 m and 15 min) with another marked bird during this time. Collectively, these data suggest that the HPAI-positive bird observed in this study may have been shedding virus for some period prior to death, with opportunities for direct bird-to-bird or environmental transmission. Although limited by low sample size and proximity to the time of tagging, we hope that these data will provide useful information as managers continue to respond to this ongoing outbreak event.

Keywords: H5N1; HPAI; Lesser Scaup; avian influenza virus; disease; movement; telemetry.

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[1] Berhane, Y., Embury-Hyatt, C., Leith, M., Kehler, H., Suderman, M., & Pasick, J. (2014). Pre-exposing Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) to a low-pathogenic H1N1 avian influenza virus protects them against H5N1 HPAI virus challenge. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 50, 84-97. https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-09-237

[2] Berhane, Y., Embury-Hyatt, C., Leith, M., Kehler, H., Suderman, M., & Pasick, J. (2014). Pre-exposing Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) to a low-pathogenic H1N1 avian influenza virus protects them against H5N1 HPAI virus challenge. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 50, 84-97. https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-09-237

[3] Bevan, R. M., & Butler, P. J. (1992). The effects of temperature on the oxygen consumption, heart rate and deep body temperature during diving in the tufted duck Aythya fuligula. Journal of Experimental Biology, 163, 139-151.

[4] Bevan, R. M., & Butler, P. J. (1992). The effects of temperature on the oxygen consumption, heart rate and deep body temperature during diving in the tufted duck Aythya fuligula. Journal of Experimental Biology, 163, 139-151.

[5] Bevins, S. N., Shriner, S. A., Cumbee, J. C., Dilione, K. E., Douglass, K. E., Jeremy, W., Killian, M. L., Torchetti, M. K., & Lenoch, J. B. (2022). Intercontinental movement of H5 2.3.4.4 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) to the United States, 2021. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.11.479922

[6] Bevins, S. N., Shriner, S. A., Cumbee, J. C., Dilione, K. E., Douglass, K. E., Jeremy, W., Killian, M. L., Torchetti, M. K., & Lenoch, J. B. (2022). Intercontinental movement of H5 2.3.4.4 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) to the United States, 2021. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.11.479922

[7] Blagodatski, A., Trutneva, K., Glazova, O., Mityaeva, O., Shevkova, L., Kegeles, E., Onyanov, N., Fede, K., Maznina, A., Khavina, E., Yeo, S. J., Park, H., & Volchkov, P. (2021). Avian influenza in wild birds and poultry: Dissemination pathways, monitoring methods, and virus ecology. Pathogens, 10, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10050630

[8] Blagodatski, A., Trutneva, K., Glazova, O., Mityaeva, O., Shevkova, L., Kegeles, E., Onyanov, N., Fede, K., Maznina, A., Khavina, E., Yeo, S. J., Park, H., & Volchkov, P. (2021). Avian influenza in wild birds and poultry: Dissemination pathways, monitoring methods, and virus ecology. Pathogens, 10, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10050630

[9] Brown, J. D., Swayne, D. E., Cooper, R. J., Burns, R. E., & Stallknecht, D. E. (2007). Persistence of H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses in water. Avian Diseases, 51(1), 285-259. https://doi.org/10.1637/7636-042806R.1

[10] Brown, J. D., Swayne, D. E., Cooper, R. J., Burns, R. E., & Stallknecht, D. E. (2007). Persistence of H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses in water. Avian Diseases, 51(1), 285-259. https://doi.org/10.1637/7636-042806R.1

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A lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) naturally infected with Eurasian 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus: Movement ecology and host factors

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