Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4b in Wild Birds and Live Bird Markets, Egypt

• Published in: Pathogens (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 36
• Main Authors: El-Shesheny, Rabeh, Moatasim, Yassmin, Mahmoud, Sara, Song, Yi, El Taweel, Ahmed, Gomaa, Mokhtar, Kamel, Mina, Sayes, Mohamed, Kandeil, Ahmed, Lam, Tommy, McKenzie, Pamela, Webby, Richard, Kayali, Ghazi, Ali, Mohamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Amino acids; Aquatic birds; Asia; Avian flu; Avian influenza; Avian influenza viruses; birds; Ducks; Egypt; Europe; Genes; Genomes; genomics; H5N1; Influenza; Influenza A; Influenza A virus; live bird markets; monitoring; Mutation; North America; Orthomyxoviridae; Pandemics; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Poultry; Viral proteins; Viruses; wild birds; zoonoses; Asia; North America; China; Egypt; Africa; Middle East; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Europe; Germany; wild birds; H5N1; poultry; Egypt; live bird markets

Clade 2.3.4.4 H5Nx influenza viruses have further diversified into several subclades. Sub-clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses have been widely circulating in wild birds and detected in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America since October 2020. In this study, we report the first detection of highly pathogen...