Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Swans, China, 2020

In October 2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were detected in 2 dead swans in Inner Mongolia, China. Genetic analysis showed that the H5N8 isolates belong to Glade 2.3.4.4b and that the isolates cluster with the H5N8 viruses isolated in Eurasia in the fall of 2020.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2021-06, Vol.27 (6), p.1732-1734
Hauptverfasser:	Li, Xiang, Lv, Xinru, Li, Yi, Peng, Peng, Zhou, Ruifang, Qin, Siyuan, Ma, Enda, Liu, Wendiang, Fu, Tian, Ma, Peiran, An, Qing, Li, Yiran, Hua, Yuping, Wang, Yulong, Lei, Chengliang, Chu, Dong, Sun, Heting, Li, Yanbing, Gao, Yuwei, Chai, Hongliang
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Avian flu Avian influenza Binding sites Bird migration Causes of Epidemics Genomes Grasslands H5N8 subtype Identification and classification Immunology Infectious Diseases influenza A virus Influenza viruses Laboratories Life Sciences & Biomedicine Phylogenetics Phylogenyviruses Research centers Research Letter respiratory infections Science & Technology Surveillance Viruses zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	In October 2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were detected in 2 dead swans in Inner Mongolia, China. Genetic analysis showed that the H5N8 isolates belong to Glade 2.3.4.4b and that the isolates cluster with the H5N8 viruses isolated in Eurasia in the fall of 2020.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2706.204727