Epidemiology and molecular characterization of avian influenza A viruses H5N1 and H3N8 subtypes in poultry farms and live bird markets in Bangladesh

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 7912 - 12
• Main Authors: Islam, Ariful, Islam, Shariful, Flora, Meerjady S., Amin, Emama, Woodard, Karlie, Webb, Ashley, Webster, Robert G., Webby, Richard J., Ducatez, Mariette F., Hassan, Mohammad M., El Zowalaty, Mohamed E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 16.05.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326; 631/326/596; 631/326/596/1578; 692/699; 692/699/255; 692/699/255/1578; Animals; Animals, Wild; Avian flu; Bangladesh - epidemiology; Birds; Chickens; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemiology; Exo-a-sialidase; Factor analysis; Farms; Hemagglutinins; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Influenza A; Influenza A virus - genetics; Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - genetics; Influenza in Birds; Life Sciences; M gene; Microbiology and Parasitology; multidisciplinary; Phylogeny; Polymerase chain reaction; Poultry; Poultry farming; Reverse transcription; Risk factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Viruses; Waterfowl; Bangladesh

Avian influenza virus (AIV) remains a global threat, with waterfowl serving as the primary reservoir from which viruses spread to other hosts. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses continue to be a devastating threat to the poultry industry and an incipient threat to humans. A cross-se...