Pathogenicity of avian influenza H11N1 virus isolated from wild aquatic bird Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia).

The authors discuss a study regarding the pathogenicity of the avian influenza (AI) H11N1 virus that was isolated from the wild aquatic bird Eurasian spoonbill in Maharashtra, India. Topics addressed include the virus' inoculation in ten-day old embryonated chicken eggs, the intranasal inoculation of mice with the H11N1 virus, and pathological changes showed by the AI H11N1 virus in the airways and lungs. Also mentioned are histopathological findings in the infected mice's lung tissues.