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Evidence-grounded Research Brief · Past 3 months 35

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2026-10-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation An H9N2 avian influenza virus was isolated from a chicken in Shandong Province, China, in March 2019. 42849636
2026-10-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation An H9N2 avian influenza virus was isolated from a pig in Shandong Province, China, in March 2019. 42849636
2026-10-08 Genomic Evolution Recombination or Reassortment Two H9N2 viruses shared an identical reassortant genome: HA/NA from Y280-like, PB2/M from G1-like, and PB1/PA/NP/NS from SH/F98-like lineages. 42849636
2026-10-08 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment Two H9N2 viruses caused interstitial pneumonia and replicated in lungs and nasal turbinates of mice without significant weight loss or death and without detectable dissemination to other organs. 42849636
2026-10-08 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation Both H9N2 isolates carried amino acid substitutions previously linked to mammalian adaptation, receptor binding, viral replication, and antigenic variation. 42849636
2026-10-08 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution Both H9N2 isolates were classified as genotype G57 and closely related to H9N2 viruses previously detected in environmental samples in Jiangsu Province. 42849636
2026-09-29 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation The combined neuraminidase mutations N70S and Y155H in H9N2 increase resistance to oseltamivir and zanamivir compared to single mutants, while remaining sensitive to peramivir. 42810520
2026-09-29 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment H9N2 avian influenza viruses with combined N70S and Y155H neuraminidase mutations caused high pathogenicity in BALB/c mice without prior adaptation. 42810520
2026-09-29 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation NAI resistance-associated neuraminidase positions in H9N2 viruses from China (1998–2024) include N70S, E119A/D/G/V, Q133K, Q136A, D151E, Y155H, I222V, R224K, E276D, R292K, N294S, and R371K. 42810520
2026-09-29 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment Neuraminidase inhibitors showed limited in vivo protective effect against H9N2 virus with combined N70S/Y155H mutations, potentially due to inability to ameliorate excessive inflammatory responses. 42810520
2026-08-21 Genomic Evolution Recombination or Reassortment H9N2 isolate ZHY0417A11 is a multigenic reassortant acquiring PB1 from H3N8, PA and PB2 from H3N3, NS from H10N3, and retaining an H9N2 HA/NA/NP backbone, with an M gene nearly identical to a human H3N8 isolate. 42655736
2026-08-21 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation Two H9N2 avian influenza virus isolates (ZHY1022B2 and ZHY0417A11) were recovered from quail flocks in Hebei, China during 2024–2025. 42655736
2026-08-21 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution HA genes of the two H9N2 quail isolates fall within subclade B4.7.2 and segregate into subgroups B4.7.2.2 and B4.7.2.1. 42655736
2026-08-21 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation H9N2 isolates carry HA mammalian-adaptive markers H191N, A198V, and Q234L. 42655736
2026-08-07 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution HA phylogeny assigns the 2023 Pakistani H9N2 isolates to the G5.3.2 (formerly B2) sub-lineage within the G1 Eurasian lineage. 42566313
2026-08-07 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation Five H9N2 avian influenza virus isolates were obtained from poultry in Pakistan between January and March 2023. 42566313
2026-08-07 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution All eight gene segments of the 2023 Pakistani H9N2 isolates are closely related to prior Pakistani strains with no recent reassortment, consistent with localized persistence and drift. 42566313
2026-08-07 Functional Mechanism Receptor Usage G1-lineage H9N2 isolates from Pakistan bind both α2,3- and α2,6-linked sialic acid receptors, with stronger affinity for α2,6. 42566313
2026-08-07 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation H9N2 isolates carried several mammalian-adaptive mutations in internal genes, indicating potential cross-species transmission risk. 42566313
2026-08 Genomic Evolution Recombination or Reassortment Shandong poultry H9N2 isolates are reassortants combining G1-like (PB2, M), SH/F98-like (PB1, PA, NP, NS), and Y280-like (HA, NA) lineage segments. 42184734
2026-08 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment Three poultry-derived H9N2 isolates replicated efficiently in mouse lungs without causing mortality, with CK/SD/TA1016/22 showing higher replication and more severe lung lesions. 42184734
2026-08 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation H9N2 isolates carried human-adapted HA receptor-binding mutations and mammalian-adaptation mutations in polymerase and other genes, indicating enhanced mammalian adaptation potential. 42184734
2026-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation Eight H9N2 avian influenza virus strains were successfully isolated from RT‑qPCR–positive chicken samples in Shandong Province, China. 42184734
2026-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Viral Detection RT-qPCR detected H9N2 avian influenza virus in diseased chickens in Shandong Province during 2021–2023, with 10 positives out of 192 samples. 42184734
2026-08 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution Phylogenetic analysis of poultry-derived H9N2 isolates from Shandong showed a multi-lineage genome composition with PB2 and M from G1-like, PB1/PA/NP/NS from SH/F98-like, and HA/NA from Y280-like lineages, indicating reassortment. 42184734
2026-07-30 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment H9N2 replicated effectively in lungs and nasal turbinates of BALB/c mice without prior adaptation. 42655013
2026-07-30 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment H9N2 avian influenza virus replicated and spread more efficiently in chickens than in ducks in controlled poultry infection studies. 42655013
2026-07-30 Experimental Infection Experimental Transmission H9N2 avian influenza virus was transmitted to contact ducks more efficiently from infected chickens than from ducks to ducks under a controlled contact-transmission setup. 42655013
2026-07-30 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment Inoculated chickens and ducks showed upregulated PRR and cytokine mRNA in lungs, with lower fold increases in ducks than chickens following H9N2 infection. 42655013
2026-07-30 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution Phylogenetic analysis placed the H9N2 isolate’s HA in the B4.7 lineage while the other seven segments were Eurasian, indicating complex reassortment across regions in China. 42655013
2026-07-30 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation One H9N2 avian influenza virus was isolated from chickens in Jiangsu Province, China in March 2025. 42655013
2026-07-30 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation The H9N2 isolate harbors key amino acid substitutions that may enhance viral polymerase activity and replication efficiency in mice. 42655013
2026-07-22 Genomic Evolution Recombination or Reassortment H3N3 isolates were reassortants with HA from the novel H3N8 AIV lineage, NA from H10N3 AIV, and internal genes from H9N2 AIV. 42486182
2026-07-22 Genomic Evolution Recombination or Reassortment An H3N8 isolate was a triple-reassortant with Eurasian avian H3, North American avian N8, and H9N2-derived internal genes. 42486182
2026-07 Experimental Infection Host Range Experiment H5N6 and H9N2 displayed differential lung replication and tissue tropism in human respiratory explants. 42397692
Evidence-grounded Research Brief · Past month 10

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2 source articles 3 hosts 0 countries
Publication date Category / type Key finding PMID
2026-10-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation An H9N2 avian influenza virus was isolated from a chicken in Shandong Province, China, in March 2019. 42849636
2026-10-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation An H9N2 avian influenza virus was isolated from a pig in Shandong Province, China, in March 2019. 42849636
2026-10-08 Genomic Evolution Recombination or Reassortment Two H9N2 viruses shared an identical reassortant genome: HA/NA from Y280-like, PB2/M from G1-like, and PB1/PA/NP/NS from SH/F98-like lineages. 42849636
2026-10-08 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment Two H9N2 viruses caused interstitial pneumonia and replicated in lungs and nasal turbinates of mice without significant weight loss or death and without detectable dissemination to other organs. 42849636
2026-10-08 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation Both H9N2 isolates carried amino acid substitutions previously linked to mammalian adaptation, receptor binding, viral replication, and antigenic variation. 42849636
2026-10-08 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution Both H9N2 isolates were classified as genotype G57 and closely related to H9N2 viruses previously detected in environmental samples in Jiangsu Province. 42849636
2026-09-29 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation The combined neuraminidase mutations N70S and Y155H in H9N2 increase resistance to oseltamivir and zanamivir compared to single mutants, while remaining sensitive to peramivir. 42810520
2026-09-29 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment H9N2 avian influenza viruses with combined N70S and Y155H neuraminidase mutations caused high pathogenicity in BALB/c mice without prior adaptation. 42810520
2026-09-29 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation NAI resistance-associated neuraminidase positions in H9N2 viruses from China (1998–2024) include N70S, E119A/D/G/V, Q133K, Q136A, D151E, Y155H, I222V, R224K, E276D, R292K, N294S, and R371K. 42810520
2026-09-29 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment Neuraminidase inhibitors showed limited in vivo protective effect against H9N2 virus with combined N70S/Y155H mutations, potentially due to inability to ameliorate excessive inflammatory responses. 42810520
Evidence-grounded Research Brief · Past week 6

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1 source articles 3 hosts 0 countries
Publication date Category / type Key finding PMID
2026-10-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation An H9N2 avian influenza virus was isolated from a chicken in Shandong Province, China, in March 2019. 42849636
2026-10-08 Zoonotic Surveillance Virus Isolation An H9N2 avian influenza virus was isolated from a pig in Shandong Province, China, in March 2019. 42849636
2026-10-08 Genomic Evolution Recombination or Reassortment Two H9N2 viruses shared an identical reassortant genome: HA/NA from Y280-like, PB2/M from G1-like, and PB1/PA/NP/NS from SH/F98-like lineages. 42849636
2026-10-08 Experimental Infection Pathogenicity Experiment Two H9N2 viruses caused interstitial pneumonia and replicated in lungs and nasal turbinates of mice without significant weight loss or death and without detectable dissemination to other organs. 42849636
2026-10-08 Functional Mechanism Molecular Adaptation Both H9N2 isolates carried amino acid substitutions previously linked to mammalian adaptation, receptor binding, viral replication, and antigenic variation. 42849636
2026-10-08 Genomic Evolution Phylogenetic Evolution Both H9N2 isolates were classified as genotype G57 and closely related to H9N2 viruses previously detected in environmental samples in Jiangsu Province. 42849636

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