#Pathogenicity and #transmission of novel highly pathogenic #H7N2 #variants originating from #H7N9 avian #influenza viruses in #chickens, Virology: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0042682224001429?via%3Dihub

4 HP H7N2 avian influenza viruses were isolated in #China during 2019. H7N2 isolates were #reassortants with H7N9-derived HA genes and #H9N2-derived NA genes. H7N9-derived HA genes might be a critical virulence contributor to novel H7 avian influenza viruses.

#H7N6 highly pathogenic avian #influenza in #Mozambique, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2024.2321993

-- The #zoonotic #potential of this new virus should be considered. #H7N2, #H7N3, #H7N7 viruses have all been previously associated with #conjunctivitis and/or #respiratory symptoms in #humans while in 2003 in the Netherlands a fatal case occurred following an infection with H7N7.