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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Department of Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2025 Apr;19(4):e70099. doi: 10.1111/irv.70099.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1 has never been detected in New Zealand. The potential impact of this virus on New Zealand's wild birds would be catastrophic. To expand our knowledge of avian influenza viruses across New Zealand, we sampled wild aquatic birds from New Zealand, its outer islands and its subantarctic territories. Metatranscriptomic analysis of 700 individuals spanning 33 species revealed no detection of H5N1 during the annual 2023-2024 migration. A single detection of H1N9 in red knots (Calidris canutus) was noted. This study provides a baseline for expanding avian influenza virus monitoring in New Zealand.
高致病性禽流感（HPAI）病毒H5N1亚型在新西兰从未被检测到。这种病毒对新西兰野生鸟类的潜在影响将是灾难性的。为了扩大我们对新西兰禽流感病毒的了解，我们对来自新西兰本土、外岛及其亚南极领地的野生水鸟进行了采样。对涵盖33个物种的700只个体进行的宏转录组分析显示，在2023 - 2024年度迁徙期间未检测到H5N1。仅在红腹滨鹬（Calidris canutus）中检测到一例H1N9。这项研究为扩大新西兰禽流感病毒监测提供了基线。
