Bat-borne H9N2 influenza virus evades MxA restriction and exhibits efficient replication and transmission in ferrets
Abstract Influenza A viruses (IAVs) of subtype H9N2 have reached an endemic stage in poultry farms in the Middle East and Asia.As a result, human infections with avian H9N2 viruses have been increasingly reported.In 2017, an H9N2 virus was isolated for the first time from Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus).Phylogenetic analyses revealed th