Detection of New H5N1 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses in Winter 2021–2022 in the Far East, Which Are Genetically Close to Those in Europe

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 14; no. 10; p. 2168
• Main Authors: Isoda, Norikazu, Onuma, Manabu, Hiono, Takahiro, Sobolev, Ivan, Lim, Hew, Nabeshima, Kei, Honjyo, Hisako, Yokoyama, Misako, Shestopalov, Alexander, Sakoda, Yoshihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 30.09.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Amino acids; Analysis; Avian flu; Avian influenza; Bird migration; Communication; Diagnosis; Disease transmission; Epidemiology; Experimental infection; Genes; Genetic analysis; Genetic aspects; genetic profile; H5N1; Hemagglutinins; high pathogenicity avian influenza; Infections; Lethal dose; Pathogenicity; Phylogenetics; Poultry; Viruses; wild birds; Winter; Europe; South Korea; United States > US; Japan

Many high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) cases in wild birds due to H5N1 HPAI virus (HPAIV) infection were reported in northern Japan in the winter of 2021–2022. To investigate the epidemiology of HPAIVs brought to Japan from surrounding areas, a genetic analysis of H5 HPAIVs isolated in north...