Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Wild Migratory Birds, Qinghai Lake, China

In May 2016, a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus strain caused deaths among 3 species of wild migratory birds in Qinghai Lake, China. Genetic analysis showed that the novel reassortant virus belongs to group B H5N8 viruses and that the reassortment events likely occurred in early 2016.

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 637 - 641
Main Authors Li, Mingxin, Liu, Haizhou, Bi, Yuhai, Sun, Jianqing, Wong, Gary, Liu, Di, Li, Laixing, Liu, Juxiang, Chen, Quanjiao, Wang, Hanzhong, He, Yubang, Shi, Weifeng, Gao, George F., Chen, Jianjun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.04.2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Analysis
Animal Migration
Animals
Animals, Wild
Anseriformes
Avian influenza
Avian influenza viruses
Charadriiformes
China - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Dispatch
H5N8
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
HPAI
Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype - genetics
Influenza in Birds - epidemiology
Influenza in Birds - virology
Migratory birds
phylogenetic analysis
Phylogeny
Reassortant Viruses
reassortment
wild aquatic birds
China
influenza
reassortment
viruses
wild aquatic birds
bird diseases
HPAI
phylogenetic analysis
Qinghai Lake
China
H5N8
influenza in birds
wild migratory birds
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
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Summary:In May 2016, a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus strain caused deaths among 3 species of wild migratory birds in Qinghai Lake, China. Genetic analysis showed that the novel reassortant virus belongs to group B H5N8 viruses and that the reassortment events likely occurred in early 2016.
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ISSN:1080-6040
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1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2304.161866