Novel Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4 Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Wild Aquatic Birds, Russia, 2016

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Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Feb 15;23(2). doi: 10.3201/eid2302.161252. [Epub ahead of print]
Novel Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4 Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Wild Aquatic Birds, Russia, 2016.

Lee DH, Sharshov K, Swayne DE, Kurskaya O, Sobolev I, Kabilov M, Alekseev A, Irza V, Shestopalov A.
Abstract

The emergence of novel avian influenza viruses in migratory birds is of concern because of the potential for virus dissemination during fall migration. We report the identification of novel highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of subtype H5N8, clade 2.3.4.4, and their reassortment with other avian influenza viruses in waterfowl and shorebirds of Siberia.


KEYWORDS:

HPAI; Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; Russia; Siberia; bird diseases; clade 2.3.4.4; influenza; influenza in birds; phylogenetic analysis; reassortment; viruses; wild aquatic birds

PMID: 27875109 DOI: 10.3201/eid2302.161252
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13 tote und 30 von Jaegern gesammelte Voegel vom Uvs-Nuur See in Russland/Mongolei
wurden untersucht im Juni 2016.
11 Voegel mit H5N8 darunter, 3 volle Genoms (8 Segmente) wurden bestimmt.

Segmente 1,2,3,5,7 stammen von niedrigpathogenen Viren aus Asien,
Segmente 4,6,8 stammen ab von Viren aehnlich denen die wir
hier hatten in 2014.

closest neighbors:
0.01 A/duck/Mongolia/118/2015(H4N6)
0.02 A/duck/Mongolia/996/2015(H3N8)
0.02 A/duck/Mongolia/996/2015(H3N8)
0.01 A/duck/Eastern China/S1109/2014(H5N8)
0.02 A/duck/Mongolia/129/2015(H3N3)
0.01 A/duck/Eastern China/S1109/2014(H5N8)
0.01 A/duck/Mongolia/499/2015(H10N7)
0.01 A/duck/Eastern_China/S1109/2014(H5N8)