Increased contact transmission of contemporary Human H5N1 compared to Bovine and Mountain Lion H5N1 in a hamster model

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Authors: Reshma Koolaparambil Mukesh, Franziska Kaiser, Jonathan E. Schulz, Shane Gallogly, Jessica Prado-Smith, Arthur Wickenhagen, Kathleen Cordova, Brian J. Smith, Chad Clancy, Carl Shaia, Greg A. Saturday, Emmie de Wit
+3 more Neeltje van Doremalen, Claude Kwe Yinda, Vincent Jacobus Munster
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.30574997
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Abstract

Human HPAIV H5N1 exhibits comparatively higher contact transmissibility than bovine and mountain lion isolates in Syrian hamsters, despite limited overall transmission.

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1 January 2026
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