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Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Aug 15;23(8). doi: 10.3201/eid2308.170143. [Epub ahead of print]
Genesis of Influenza A(H5N8) Viruses.
El-Shesheny R, Barman S, Feeroz MM, Hasan MK, Jones-Engel L, Franks J, Turner J, Seiler P, Walker D, Friedman K, Kercher L, Begum S, Akhtar S, Datta AK, Krauss S, Kayali G, McKenzie P, Webby RJ, Webster RG.
Abstract
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4 virus emerged in 2016 and spread to Russia, Europe, and Africa. Our analysis of viruses from domestic ducks at Tanguar haor, Bangladesh, showed genetic similarities with other viruses from wild birds in central Asia, suggesting their potential role in the genesis of A(H5N8).
KEYWORDS:
Bangladesh; Egypt; United States; central Asian flyway; clade 2.3.4.4; highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8); influenza; respiratory infections; viruses; zoonoses
PMID: 28609260 DOI: 10.3201/eid2308.170143
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Genesis of Influenza A(H5N8) Viruses.
El-Shesheny R, Barman S, Feeroz MM, Hasan MK, Jones-Engel L, Franks J, Turner J, Seiler P, Walker D, Friedman K, Kercher L, Begum S, Akhtar S, Datta AK, Krauss S, Kayali G, McKenzie P, Webby RJ, Webster RG.
Abstract
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4 virus emerged in 2016 and spread to Russia, Europe, and Africa. Our analysis of viruses from domestic ducks at Tanguar haor, Bangladesh, showed genetic similarities with other viruses from wild birds in central Asia, suggesting their potential role in the genesis of A(H5N8).
KEYWORDS:
Bangladesh; Egypt; United States; central Asian flyway; clade 2.3.4.4; highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8); influenza; respiratory infections; viruses; zoonoses
PMID: 28609260 DOI: 10.3201/eid2308.170143
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