First Detection of Avian Lineage H7N2 in Felis catus

Sandra P Newbury; Francine Cigel; Mary Lea Killian; Christian M Leutenegger; M Alexis Seguin; Beate Crossley; Robin Brennen; David L Suarez; Mia Torchetti; Kathy Toohey-Kurth

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00457-17

First Detection of Avian Lineage H7N2 in Felis catus

Genome Announc. 2017 Jun 8;5(23):e00457-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00457-17.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
² Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
³ National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Veterinary Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, USA.
⁴ IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., West Sacramento, California, USA.
⁵ California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
⁶ Animal Care Centers of New York City, New York, New York, USA.
⁷ Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, Athens, Georgia, USA.
⁸ School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA kathy.kurth@wvdl.wisc.edu.

Abstract

In December 2016, influenza A (H7N2) was first detected among cats in the New York City shelter system with subsequent widespread transmission. The sequence of the first clinical isolate, A/feline/New York/16-040082-1/2016(H7N2), and its genetic similarity to the live bird market lineage of H7N2 low-pathogenicity avian influenza are described.