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We appreciate the generous donation of virus from the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory. Thanks also to Daniel N. Gossett and the National Wildlife Research Center Animal Care Staff for animal husbandry, and Gordon R. Gathright for veterinary support.

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VanDalen, K.K., Nemeth, N.M., Thomas, N.O. et al. Experimental infections of Norway rats with avian-derived low-pathogenic influenza A viruses. Arch Virol 164, 1831–1836 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-019-04225-w

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