Posters: 11th International Symposium on Avian Influenza

Avian influenza in mammals, pandemic preparedness, and one health

Name	Presenter
Across the river and thru the woods; surveying wild mammals in Ohio, USA for highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses	Jacqueline Nolting, The Ohio State University
An AI for an AI: can the next zoonotic avian influenza spillover be identified straight from its genome?	Liam Brierley, University of Glasgow
An emerging PB2-627 polymorphism increases the pandemic potential of avian influenza virus by breaking through ANP32 host restriction in mammalian and avian hosts	Juan Pu, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University
A systematic literature review analysing the economic impact of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) globally	Zahraa Emambocus, Royal Veterinary College
A Systematic Risk Assessment and Prediction Model for Avian Influenza	Jingru Feng, Sun Yat-sen Univercity
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection of Indoor Domestic Cats Within Dairy Industry Worker Households — Michigan, May 2024	Lizettte Durand, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ramya Naraharisetti, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Building effective surveillance for risk assessment and early response to zoonotic influenzas	Amelia Coggon, Royal Veterinary College
Comparison of dominant clade 2.3.4.4b high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) H5N1 genotypes in avian species following spill over into terrestrial carnivores	Elizabeth Billington, APHA
Detection of non-seasonal influenza viruses using near point of care diagnostic platforms: BioFire FilmArray and Cepheid GenXpert.	Nathalie Bastien, Public Health Agency of Canada
Development of a new class of broad-spectrum antivirals for human and veterinary medicine: a one health approach to treating influenza A virus infections	Leah Goulding, University of Nottingham
Digital droplet RT-PCR assays for A(H5N1) 2.3.4.4b surveillance in a One-Health perspective	Antonio Marchini, European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre
Disease dynamics in lactating cows experimentally infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus	Yan Zhou, VIDO
Do animal models accurately reflect the risk of H5N1 infection in humans?	Daniel R. Perez, University of Georgia
Empowering surveillance of H5N1 mutations with animal and public health impacts using FluMut	Lara Cavicchio, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Establishing a Rapid and Safe Genotype-to-Phenotype Platform to Characterize Circulating Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Strains: Surveillance Insights from Canada and Ghana	Claudia Santos Saenz, University of Ottawa
Experimental studies of peridomestic mammals infected with clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1)	(not set)
Exploratory Analysis of Poultry Workers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Guinea	Maladho DIABY, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry
Genetic Determinants of Avian Influenza A Virus Adaptation in Seals and Their Implications for Human Infection	Maryna Kuryshko, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Genomic Monitoring of Avian Influenza: Emerging Variants and Zoonotic Risks in Chile's Agricultural Sector	carolina aguayo, Servicio agricola y ganadero (SAG)
H3N8 avian influenza viruses in poultry caused human infections in China	Pengfei Cui, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Cattle: Approaches for Inactivating a Risk-Group 3 Virus for Safe CL2 Laboratory Practices	Lauren Aubrey, University of Saskatchewan
Highly pathogenic avian influenza surveillance and detections in free-ranging wild mammals in Alaska	Kimberlee Beckmen, Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game
Highly Pathogenic H5N1 2.3.4.4b undetectable from 2021-2024 by continued longitudinal surveillance in the shorebird population on the beaches of Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA	karlie Woodard, St.Jude Children's Research Hopsital
High pathogenicity avian influenza A (H5N1) clade 2.3.2.1a virus in Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) bats in Bangladesh	Ariful Islam, Charles Sturt University
Increase in global reporting of avian outbreaks and human infections, with avian influenza A viruses, 2013 to 2023	Christine Szablewski, CDC
Infection of Bovine Cells by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) H5N1	Ulises Barron-Castillo, University of Saskatchewan
Internal genes matter: evolutionary and ecological differences between two genotypes of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b	Alice Fusaro, Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie IZSVE
Modelling Avian Influenza Virus Transmission at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface in Cuba	Damarys de las Nieves Montano Valle, National Center for Animal and Plant Health
Modelling the risk of reassortment between H5N1 avian influenza and seasonal influenza in US farmworkers	Sam Cutler, Airfinity LTD
Modelling wild-domestic bird interfaces at risk of avian influenza spillover	Claudia Pittiglio, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
No evidence of influenza A virus infection in marine mammals stranded in Basque Country coast (Northern Spain) in the context of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b expansion	Marta Barral, NEIKER
One Health Surveillance Visualization Tool to Improve Country-Level Coordinated, Multisectoral Surveillance for Zoonotic Influenza	Christine Szablewski, CDC
Pathobiology and replication of zoonotic H7N7 avian influenza virus in poultry, mammals and ex-vivo models	Diana Palme, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Pathogenesis and Pandemic Potential: Differential Cell Death Induction by Diverse Influenza A Viruses from Avian, Swine, and Human Hosts	(not set)
PB2 variants beyond the 627 domain contribute to replication variation of avian influenza A viruses from avian species to mammals	Emily Giri, University of Missouri
Preparedness tools for managing avian influenza in the Danish cattle population	You Chang, University of Copenhagen
Receptor binding evolution of A(H5) viruses	Lorin Adams, The Francis Crick Institute
Recurrent spillover of H5 avian influenza to vampire bats at the marine-terrestrial interface	I-Ting Tu, University of Glasgow
RNF2 evasion promotes spillover of avian influenza virus to human	Yipeng SUN, China Agricultural University
Serological survey of antibodies to avian influenza in the Norwegian cattle population	Ragnhild Tønnesen, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Seroprevalence of HPAI H5Nx in domestic cats: assessing cross-species transmission risk	Pierre Bessière, IHAP - National Veterinary School of Toulouse
Softening the landing for Australian wildlife – Wildlife Health Australia’s role in HPAI H5N1 preparedness in Australia	Simone Vitali, Wildlife Health Australia
Spatial correlation of feline H5N1 spillover with wild bird and agricultural sources of avian influenza in the US, 2021-2024	Treana Mayer, Colorado State University
The Cross-Reactivity of H5N1 Stockpile Vaccinations Against Clade 2.3.4.4b Viruses	Mollie Black, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The risk of evolution to HPAIV is determined by the primary sequences of the HA cleavage site	Bertille Pouget, ENVT-INRAe
Transmission and evolutionary dynamics of H9N2 avian influenza virus in the inactivated vaccinated chickens	Zhen WANG, China Agricultural University
Uncovering the contribution of environmental and ecological factors to spatial risk of 2.3.4.4b HPAI in wild birds	Liam Brierley, University of Glasgow
Unveiling animal susceptibility to influenza viruses (H1N1(pdm09) and H5N1 HPAIV) using animal-derived respiratory organoids	Ferran Tarrés-Freixas, IRTA-CReSA
Wildlife rehabilitators at the front line of disease: Avian influenza in mammals and biosecurity protocols in rehabilitation.	(not set)

Biosecurity, mitigation, control, and post-epidemic considerations in poultry

Name	Presenter
Assessing the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) spread associated with the permitted movement of duck hatching eggs out of or within control areas in the United States	Kaitlyn St. Charles, University of Minnesota
Biosecurity practices affecting avian influenza virus H5 and H9 virus circulation in backyard poultry farms in Bangladesh	Ariful Islam, Charles Sturt University
Evaluation of transmission metrics in a slow spreading highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in a commercial upland game bird system	Amos Ssematimba, University of Minnesota
Giving Science a seat at the table – targeted learning modules for responders and the poultry industry on highly pathogenic avian influenza	Sylvia Wanzala Martin, University of Minnesota
Husbandry Practices Affecting Influenza Vulnerability?	Janet Held, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Simulated evaluation of the time to detection for highly pathogenic avian influenza infected table egg layer houses	Peter Bonney, University of Minnesota

Diagnostics, vaccination, or other mitigation strategies for poultry and wildlife

Name	Presenter
Antigenic Evolution and Landscape of Avian Influenza	Xiangjun Du, Sun Yat-sen University
A turkey herpesvirus vectored vaccine protects commercial turkeys against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 clade 2.3.4.4b	Timea Tatar-Kis, Ceva-Phylaxia Veterinary Biologicals Co. Ltd Scientific Support and Investigation Unit
Avian Influenza Vaccines: Challenges and Solutions	Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
COMPATIBILITY AND PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IN COMMERCIAL LAYERS IMMUNIZED WITH rHVT-H7 AND rHVT-F VECTOR VACCINES APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY	Jessica Tung Moi Lee, Ceva Animal Health Francisco Rojo, Ceva Animal Health Mexico
Developing and accelerating new and efficacious animal influenza vaccines	Gwenaelle DAUPHIN, Ceva Animal Health
Development and validation of a novel point of care system for the rapid detection of Avian Influenza Virus	Beatrice Grasland, Anses Laboratory of Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort
Development of avian influenza (H5+H7) trivalent DNA vaccine	Yongping Jiang, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute,CAAS
Duration of immunity of a self-amplifying RNA H5 vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5Nx 2.3.4.4b clade in mule ducks	Christophe Cazaban, Ceva Animal Health
Efficacy of Inactivated RG H5N2 Vaccination Strategies in Pekin Ducks: Implications for HPAI Control and Transmission Mitigation	Leticia Frizzo da Silva, Zoetis
Egg drop induced by H9N2 low pathogenic avian influenza virus infection can be controlled using a single recombinant turkey herpesvirus vaccine in layers	Timea Tatar-Kis, Ceva-Phylaxia Veterinary Biologicals Co. Ltd Scientific Support and Investigation Unit
Establishment of Vector System Harboring Duck RNA Polymerase I Promoter for Avian Influenza Virus	Eun-Kyoung Lee, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency
Evaluation of vaccination strategies against highly pathogenic avian influenza in several countries: impact of the EVACS tool application	Gwenaelle Dauphin, Ceva
Evolution of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the context of vaccination	Jianzhong Shi, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS
Field serological monitoring of mule ducks vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza with a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine in France: importance of the quality of vaccination and vaccine uptake	Florent Lavigne, Ceva Animal Health / Toulouse Veterinary University
High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5N1 Outbreak in a Layer Flock Vaccinated with Multiple H5 Vaccines	Ahmed H. Salaheldin, Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Immunization with HVT-H9 increased survival rate and production efficiency of broilers in the field after natural infection of H9N2 avian influenza virus	Litao Liu, China agricultural University
LPAI H9N2 outbreak at vaccinated HPAI H5N1 flocks	haris setiadi, Vaksindo Satwa Nusantara
OFFLU Avian Influenza Vaccine Matching (AIM) project	Amelia Coggon, Royal Veterinary College
Optimization of Influenza A Whole-Genome Sequencing Protocol for short- and long-read NGS platforms	Iryna Goraichuk, USDA
Optimized competitive ELISA for the detection of H5 antibodies including new clades.	Marina Gaimard, Innovative Diagnostics – IDvet, France
Serological monitoring of avian influenza vaccination in duck flocks, France, 2023-2024	Jean-Luc Guérin, National Veterinary School of Toulouse (ENVT) and INRAE
Tackling highly pathogenic avian influenza using vaccination: sorting out among novel vaccine technology options	Christophe Cazaban, Ceva Animal Health
The unmatched potential of tobacco plant-expressed virus-like particle vaccines to combat avian influenza	Celia Abolnik, University of Pretoria
Validation of Filter Strips for Avian Influenza Virus Antibody Detection: Comparative Analysis with Serum Across NP, H5, and H7 Targets	Jolene Giacinti, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Validation of Pre-Barcoded Primer Sets for High-Throughput Nanopore Sequencing of Avian Influenza Viruses	(not set)
Would Influenza A virus be circulating silently at a public market in Brazil?	Thaís Larissa Lourenço Castanheira, Federal Institute of Northern Minas Gerais

Mortality estimations, impacts on harvest, conservation considerations, and potential mitigation strategies in wild birds

Name	Presenter
A Proposal for Increasing Local Capacity for Monitoring, Early Detection, Reporting, and Action to Reduce HPAI risk at Key Sites and Wild Bird Populations in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway	Diana Boon, International Crane Foundation
Avian Disease Working Group in the East Asian Australasian Flyway	Simba Chan, Japan Bird Research Association
Dispersion of mallard feces and implications for avian influenza transmission in aquatic systems	Binbin Wang, University of Missouri
Experimental infection of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) with low pathogenic avian influenza H7N9: effects of urbanization and interactions with natural avipoxvirus infection	Ursula Höfle, SaBio working group, IREC (CSIC-UCLM)
From trace to treasure. Optimizing RNA extraction for Avian Metagenomics	Ane López Morales, NEIKER

Notable outbreaks, field and molecular epidemiology, and surveillance in poultry

Name	Presenter
A Comprehensive Characterization of the 2004 British Columbia H7N3 Avian Influenza Outbreak	Patrick Lloyd, University of Manitoba - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
A unified phylogenetic classification and nomenclature system for H9 Influenza viruses	Luca Tassoni, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie Alice Fusaro, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Detection and whole-genome sequence-based analysis of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses isolated from chickens and quails from 2022-2024 in the Philippines	Jimwel Bryan Christopher Ferrer, BioAssets Corporation
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1, Clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype C2.1) in Commercial Ring-Necked Pheasants During the 2022 Outbreak in the United States	Kayla Niel, Pennsylvania State University Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
Origin, spread, and interspecies transmission of dominant epidemic H9N2 avian influenza viruses with increased threat	Yudong Li, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University
Species-Specific Differences in Innate Immune Responses of Chicken and Duck Embryonic Fibroblasts to Avian Influenza Virus Infections	lamyaa Al-dalawi, Agresso/ University of Nottingham/Veterinary Medicine and Science
The Hidden Hurdle: Laboratory-Unconfirmed Poultry Diseases May Hinder HPAI Surveillance in Resource Constrained Settings	Girum Ejigu, CDC
The Role of Turkeys in Influenza A Cross-Species Transmission	Lara Cavicchio, Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale delle venezie
Track clade 2.3.4.4b H5 virus genotypes in Europe using GenIn	Lara Cavicchio, Istituto zooprofilattico sperimentale delle venezie
Understanding High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Entry into Alberta’s Poultry Operation	Muhammad Farooq, University of Calgary
Using serological approaches to investigate incursions of non-notifiable low pathogenicity avian influenza virus into UK poultry over a 10-year period	Cecilia Di Genova, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)

Notable outbreaks, field and molecular epidemiology, and surveillance in wild birds

Name	Presenter
A National Targeted Surveillance Program for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Migratory Birds in the United States	Krista Dilione, USDA National Wildlife Disease Program
A serological and virological avian influenza survey in African Penguins during the 2021-2022 clade 2.3.4.4b high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak in South African seabirds	Laura Roberts, University of Pretoria/ Department of Agriculture, Western Cape Government
Avian Influenza Serotype H5 in Free Roaming Waterfowl in Nigeria	Olayinka Asala, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom Nigeria
Avian influenza surveillance in wild birds using sediment specimens from wetland habitats	Chelsea Himsworth, University of British Columbia
Avian Influenza Surveillance Targeting Iowa’s Resident and Migratory Shorebirds	Rachel Ruden, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Avian influenza virus circulation and immunity in a wild urban duck population prior to and during a highly pathogenic H5N1 outbreak	(not set)
Avian influenza virus prevalence, distribution and pathogen-microbiome interactions in Maine waterfowl	Melissa Simon, University of Maine
Avian influenza virus surveillance across New Zealand and its subantarctic islands	(not set)
Avian influenza virus surveillance in Passerines in Ukraine: host or not?	Denys Muzyka, National Scientific Center Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Common teal: a widespread reservoir host of avian influenza virus and other avian viruses in Northern Asia	Nikita Dubovitskiy, Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine
Comparative Pathology of highly pathogenic avian influenza in naturally infected New England wildlife	Jonathon Stone, Tufts University
Continuous invasion of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus in an urban garden in Hokkaido, Japan, between 2022-2024	Norikazu Isoda, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
DETECTION OF VARIOUS A(H5N1) CLADE 2.3.4.4b GENOTYPES FROM WILD WATERFOWL IN THE US MISSISSIPPI MIGRATORY FLYWAY	Mohammad Jawad Jahid, The Ohio State University
ECCC’s Multi-Pillar Approach to Avian Influenza: Surveillance, Mortality Assessment, Population Impact Assessment, Research, Policy and Guidance	Trevor Thompson, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza on the behavior and survival of Black-headed gulls during an outbreak in a breeding population in Sweden	Alessia Ostolani, Linnaeus University
Environmental monitoring for avian influenza viruses in Aotearoa New Zealand	Allison Miller, University of Otago
Evolutionary Dynamics of Avian Influenza Virus and Prediction of Pandemic Risk: A Study Based on Patterns of Mutation and Reassortment	jialu Zheng, Sun Yat-sen University
Examining avian influenza virus exposure in seabirds of the northwest Atlantic in 2022 and 2023 via antibodies in eggs	Angela McLaughlin, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Genetic and serological analysis of high pathogenicity H5N1 avian influenza viruses in Izumi plain, Japan, during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons	Mana Esaki, Kagoshima University
Genetic characterization of influenza A viruses in wild waterfowl in Argentina reveals unique reassortment patterns and novel genotypes.	Agustina Rimondi, Robert Koch Institute
Highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in the United Kingdom 2022-2023: impacts, conservation and knowledge gaps.	Phil Atkinson, British Trust for Ornithology
Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Mississippi Flyway dabbling ducks: a multi-season perspective	Rebecca Poulson, University of Georgia
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus RESULTED IN UNPRECEDENTED REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE AND MOVEMENT BEHAVIOUR BY NORTHERN GANNETS	Noah Careen, Memorial University
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: NORTHERN GANNETS DEMONSTRATE DEMOGRAPHIC RESILIENCY FOLLOWING MASS MORTALITY DUE TO HPAI (H5N1)	Rebecca Wiseman, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Implementation of Biosecurity Protocols in a Wildlife Rehabilitation Setting During an Ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak	Dana Franzen-Klein, The Raptor Center at The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
Implications of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Canada Geese: Insights from surveillance in Ontario, Canada.	Kerry Schutten, University of Guelph
Investigation of the emergence pathways of EA-2021-AB and EA-2022-BB A(H5N1) avian influenza genotypes	Dilhani de Silva, Animal & Plant Health Agency
It All Adds Up: Complex Threshhold Effects of HPAI, Biotoxins, and Other Stressors in a Recent Seabird Mortality Event	Douglas Causey, UAA / Biological Sciences
Leveraging real-time genomics for fast and portable avian influenza sequencing.	Albert Perlas Puente, Helmholtz Munich
Longitudinal genomic characterisation of H5 Avian Influenza viruses in Georgia 2019-2024	Matthew Billinge-Jones, Royal Veterinary College
Mass Mortality Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Black-legged Kittiwakes in Norway during Breeding Season 2023	Ragnhild Tønnessen, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Mass mortality in colony-breeding gulls and terns in Denmark fluctuates between years	Charlotte Hjulsager, SSI
Mass Mortality in Gulls and Terns: Insights from Dutch HPAI H5N1 Outbreaks in 2022–2023	Beatriz Bellido Martin, Erasmus Medical Center
Mass Mortality i Terns and Gulls Associated with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (HPAIV) in Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan	Aidyn Kydyrmanov, Research and Production Center for Microbiology and Virology
Monitoring the circulation of H5N1 in penguin colonies of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, during the 2024/2025 breeding season	francesco bonfante, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Non-invasive (environmental) sampling of wild ducks for active Avian Influenza surveillance	Joaquin Neumann-Heise, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
NORTHERN GANNET RESILIANCE FOLLOWING AN OUTBREAK OF HPAI OF AT THEIR SOUTHERNMOST COLONY	Katie Danyk, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ongoing incursions of HPAI into the North Atlantic are associated with seabirds and seaducks and demonstrate a strong winter pulse.	Wendy Puryear, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in California condors: emergency response and mitigation	Samantha Gibbs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Phylogenetic analysis of free-ranging waterfowl and environmental samples from Ontario wetlands reveals clustering of Ontario low-pathogenic avian influenza virus gene segments with Canadian highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses	Juliette Blais-Savoie, University of Toronto
Possible Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) die-off from avian cholera during incursion of high pathogenicity avian influenza into Antarctica, 2024	Matteo Iervolino, Erasmus MC
Serological surveillance to track impact of a highly pathogenic H5N1 outbreak on seabird populations in Atlantic Canada compared to historical infection patterns	Ishraq Rahman, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Seventeen Years of Sentinel wild bird Surveillance in Germany - Insights into Avian Influenza Ecology in the Greifswald Bodden Area	Anja Globig, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Skua die-off from high pathogenicity avian influenza on Beak Island, Antarctica, 2023–2024	Anne Günther, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Spread of H5N1 marine mammal clade viruses (genotype B3.2) among coastal wildlife in Chubut, Argentina, 2023-2024.	Agustina Rimondi, Robert Koch Institute
The Clinical Presentation and Necropsy Findings of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Infection in North American Raptors	Dana Franzen-Klein, The Raptor Center at The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
The role of NS1 in H5N1 avian influenza viruses in unprecedented mass mortality events in gulls in 2021/2023	Juliane Lang, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Transmission dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus at the wildlife-poultry-environmental interface: A case study	Jolene Giacinti, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Trends associated with avian influenza spillover into United States poultry farms: environmental correlates, regional dynamics, and potential biosecurity protections	Matthew Gonnerman, University of Maryland/USGS
Unveiling Field Secrets: Using a Double Challenge Model and RNA Transcriptomics for Deeper Insights into Avian Influenza Surveillance	Walter Harrington, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Transmission pathways, pathobiology, immune responses

Name	Presenter
Amino acids in the polymerase complex of shorebird-isolated H1N1 influenza virus impact replication and host-virus interactions in mammalian models	Yaqin Bai, The university of Hong Kong
Avian influenza HxN5: Evolution, Characterization, and Pathobiology in Different Bird Species	Maryna Kuryshko, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Avian Influenza is a Social Network Problem	Jamie Dunning, University of Leeds
Decoding Wild Bird Immune Response: A Transcriptomic and Immunological Assessment of H5N1 in Lesser Scaups	Johanna Harvey, University of Rhode Island
Different Patterns of Pathogenicity and Transmission of Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5Nx) Virus in Herring Gulls	Jolene Giacinti, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Evaluating how infectious bursal disease virus influences influenza A virus transmission in chickens	Carol Cardona, University of Minnesota
Evaluation of susceptibility and resistance to avian influenza viruses infection in chicken tissues	Miria F Criado, Auburn University
Genomic Analysis of Avian Influenza in Chile: Identifying Pathways of Transmission and Distribution into and within the Country	Franco Vega-Macaya, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) Carolina Aguayo, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG)
H9N2 avian influenza viruses: Evolutionary Dynamics and Risks to Poultry and Humans	Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
Host antiviral responses and tissue distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (HPAI) Clade 2.3.4.4b isolates in wild waterfowl	Katharine Magor, University of Alberta
Identification of early markers of chicken adaptation of H3Nx avian influenza viruses: from waterfowl to epidemics	Sami Ramzi, European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease/University of Padua (UNIPD), Department of Animal medicine, production and health
Infection dynamics of avian influenza A virus in mallards: implications for environmental contamination and disease spread	Bac Le, University of Missouri-Columbia
Internal genomic segments contributed to the fitness advantage and spread of the panzootic H5N1 2.3.4.4b lineage of influenza A virus	Rute Pinto, The Roslin Institute - The University of Edinburgh
Pathobiology and variable genetic determinants for virulence, transmission and tissue tropism of H7N7 avian influenza virus in chickens, turkeys and ducks	Juliane Lang, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Role of host factors in the fusion and nuclear import of vRNP complex of influenza virus	Chengjun Li, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Selective Disadvantages of Neuraminidase Stalk Deletion in Non-H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses in Chickens, Turkeys or Ducks	Maryna Kuryshko, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Structural Characterization of Mallard Secretory Immunoglobulin A Provides Insight On Host Response To Avian Influenza	Rebecca Schneider, Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Synergy between HA cleavage site sequence and NA-mediated plasminogen recruitment as a virulence mechanism for low pathogenic avian influenza	Hui Min Lee, University of Edinburgh
Use of a high-throughput microneutralisation assay for large-scale serological analysis of avian sera against avian influenza viruses	Abi Lofts, Francis Crick Institute

Late Breaking

Name	Presenter
Detection of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus in a sheep in Great Britain	Ashley Banyard, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Thirsk, UK
Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b, Genotype D1.1, in Wild Birds and a Human in British Columbia, Canada, 2024	Chelsea Himsworth, University of British Columbia
Early detection of high-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (H5 clade 2.3.4.4b) in sediment from wetland habitats preceding an epizootic in wildlife and poultry	Kevin Kuchinski, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture
Recurrent spillover of H5 avian influenza to vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) at the marine-terrestrial interface	I-Ting Tu, University of Glasgow
The Emergence and Rapid Spread of HPAI A(H5N1) D1.1 in North America: Genetic Insights and Public Health Risks	Walter Harrington, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital