Avian Influenza H5N8 Outbreak in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Namibia, 2019

In January 2019, high mortalities were reported among African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in a breeding colony on Halifax Island, Namibia, Africa. Analysis of samples by reverse transcription quantitative PCR indicated the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N8. Sequenc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 2020-01, Vol.56 (1), p.214-218
Hauptverfasser:	Molini, Umberto, Aikukutu, Gottlieb, Roux, Jean-Paul, Kemper, Jessica, Ntahonshikira, Charles, Marruchella, Giuseppe, Khaiseb, Siegfried, Cattoli, Giovanni, Dundon, William G.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Disease Outbreaks - veterinary H5N8 Highly pathogenic avian influenza Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype - genetics Influenza in Birds - epidemiology Influenza in Birds - pathology Influenza in Birds - virology Namibia Namibia - epidemiology outbreak penguins SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Spheniscidae - virology
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Zusammenfassung:	In January 2019, high mortalities were reported among African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in a breeding colony on Halifax Island, Namibia, Africa. Analysis of samples by reverse transcription quantitative PCR indicated the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N8. Sequence analysis of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes confirmed the presence of the virus in the birds and its high similarity to HPAI subtype H5N8 identified in South Africa in 2017. There have been no previous reports of HPAI H5N8 in Namibia.
ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/2019-03-067