Work

Differentiating Avian and Seasonal Influenza Viruses in Wastewater by Digital PCR

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5Nx) viruses, particularly clade 2.3.4.4b, pose substantial global health risks. We combined and piloted 2 duplex reverse transcription digital PCRs to discriminate between avian and seasonal influenza viruses in wastewater. This approach enabled rapid, strain-specific detection to reduce ambiguity in environmental surveillance for influenza viruses.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid3211.261234

Authors: Valentina Paracchini, Mauro Petrillo, Francisco Mayo Leon, Gerhard Buttinger, Sabrina Marciano, Marika Crimaudo, Calogero Terregino, Carolina Veneri, Giuseppina La Rosa, Elisabetta Suffredini, Clementina Cocuzza, Bernd M. Gawlik, Tobias Wiesenthal, Ursula Vincent, Valentina Panzarin, Antonio Marchini

Institutions: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, European Commission, Joint Research Center, Joint Research Centre, Joint Research Centre, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, University of Milano-Bicocca

Language: English

Topic: Influenza Virus Research Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: European Commission

OpenAlex ID: W7222058949

FWCI:

Cites: 11

Cited by:

Related to: 10