Evidence for flock transmission of individual subtypes and strains of avian influenza viruses: A monitoring study of wild birds in Kazakhstan

• Published in: Virus research Vol. 320; p. 198898
• Main Authors: Sultankulova, Kulyaisan T., Dzhekebekov, Kuanysh K., Orynbayev, Mukhit B., Burashev, Yerbol D., Melisbek, Aibarys M., Barmak, Sabyrkhan M., Kozhabergenov, Nurlan S., Issabek, Aisha U., Chervyakova, Olga V., Namet, Aidar M., Zakarya, Kunsulu D., Fereidouni, Sasan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.10.2022
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Wild; Australia; Avian influenza virus; Birds; H3N8 subtype; Influenza A virus - genetics; Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype - genetics; Influenza in Birds - epidemiology; Kazakhstan; Kazakhstan - epidemiology; Orthomyxoviridae; Phylogenetic analysis; Phylogeny; Wild birds monitoring; Australia; Kazakhstan; Phylogenetic analysis; Avian influenza virus; Wild birds monitoring; H3N8 subtype; Kazakhstan

•Reassortants of Asian and European lineages of H3N8 subtype avian influenza viruses simultaneously circulated in wild birds in Kazakhstan.•A flock unit of migratory birds may carry closely related strains/subtypes of avian influenza viruses over long distances.•In 2018–2019, H3N8 subtype avian infl...