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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4b, Western Siberia, Russia, 2020.

Authors :
Sobolev, Ivan
Sharshov, Kirill
Dubovitskiy, Nikita
Kurskaya, Olga
Alekseev, Alexander
Leonov, Sergey
Yushkov, Yuriy
Irza, Victor
Komissarov, Andrey
Fadeev, Artem
Danilenko, Daria
Mine, Junki
Tsunekuni, Ryota
Uchida, Yuko
Saito, Takehiko
ShestopalovZ, Alexander
Shestopalov, Alexander
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Aug2021, Vol. 27 Issue 8, p2225-2227. 4p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Two variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus were detected in dead poultry in Western Siberia, Russia, during August and September 2020. One variant was represented by viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b and the other by a novel reassortant between clade 2.3.4.4b and Eurasian low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses circulating in wild birds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
27
Issue :
8
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
151548596
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.204969