TY - JOUR AU - Horimoto, Taisuke AU - Maeda, Ken AU - Murakami, Shin AU - Kiso, Maki AU - Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Kiyoko AU - Sashika, Mariko AU - Ito, Toshihiro AU - Suzuki, Kazuo AU - Yokoyama, Mayumi AU - Kawaoka, Yoshihiro T1 - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Infection in Feral Raccoons, Japan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 4 SP - 714 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Although raccoons (Procyon lotor) are susceptible to influenza viruses, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in these animals has not been reported. We performed a serosurvey of apparently healthy feral raccoons in Japan and found specific antibodies to subtype H5N1 viruses. Feral raccoons may pose a risk to farms and public health. KW - Viruses KW - influenza virus KW - H5N1 KW - avian influenza KW - raccoon KW - Japan KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1704.101604 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/4/10-1604_article ER - End of Reference