Publications by authors named "M J McMenamy"
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- * Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of a low-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (LPAIV) subtype H6N1, affecting 15 premises in Northern Ireland and spreading to 13 in the Republic of Ireland and six in Great Britain.
- * The outbreak resulted in the culling of over 2 million birds to control the spread, highlighting the significant economic consequences and the need for swift action during LPAIV outbreaks.
Since 2016, A(H5Nx) high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus of clade 2.3.4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report cases of mammalian infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSince 2020, the United Kingdom and Europe have experienced annual epizootics of high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV). The first epizootic, during the autumn/winter of 2020-2021, involved six H5Nx subtypes, although H5N8 HPAIV dominated in the United Kingdom. While genetic assessments of the H5N8 HPAIVs within the United Kingdom demonstrated relative homogeneity, there was a background of other genotypes circulating at a lower degree with different neuraminidase and internal genes.
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- Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) causes serious respiratory disease in cattle, yet there's limited understanding of how it affects gene expression during infection.
- This study analyzed the blood transcriptome of dairy calves infected with BoHV-1, identifying 488 genes that were significantly different in expression between infected and control groups, pointing towards key immune pathways involved.
- The findings suggest potential new targets for treating BoHV-1, and revealed both similarities and differences when comparing the immune responses to another pathogen, BRSV, in bovine respiratory disease.