Kentucky State University professor published in peer-reviewed journal

Kentucky State University professor published in peer-reviewed journal

Posted on April 4, 2019

A Kentucky State University professor and scientists in China recently had collaborative research published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Dr. Alexander C.K. Lai, assistant professor of biology, was one of 10 contributors to a recent publication in the Journal of Trans-boundary and Emerging Diseases.

“A significant finding is that dogs, including our pet dogs, could become a ‘mixing vessel’ for generation of a new influenza virus,” Lai said. “The new influenza virus, if infectious for humans, may potentially cause a flu pandemic.”

The title of the work is “Emergence and adaptation of H3N2 canine influenza virus from avian influenza virus: An overlooked role of dogs in interspecies transmission.”

Click here to read the published research.