Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 17;24(10). doi: 10.3201/eid2410.180846. [Epub ahead of print]
Circulation of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Ghadeer H, Chu DKW, Rihan EA, Abd-Allah EA, Gu H, Chin AWH, Qasim IA, Aldoweriej A, Alharbi SS, Al-Aqil MA, Al-Sahaf A, Abdel Rahman SS, Aljassem AH, Abdul-Al A, Aljasir MR, Alhammad YMO, Kasem S, Peiris M, Zaki AZSA, Poon LLM.
Abstract
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses have been detected in several continents. However, limited viral sequence data is available from countries in the Middle East. We report full-genome analyses of highly pathogenic H5N8 viruses recently detected in different provinces in Saudi Arabia.
KEYWORDS:
Saudi Arabia; influenza; influenza A(H5N8); outbreak; phylogenetic analysis; viruses
PMID: 29943727 DOI: 10.3201/eid2410.180846
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Circulation of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Ghadeer H, Chu DKW, Rihan EA, Abd-Allah EA, Gu H, Chin AWH, Qasim IA, Aldoweriej A, Alharbi SS, Al-Aqil MA, Al-Sahaf A, Abdel Rahman SS, Aljassem AH, Abdul-Al A, Aljasir MR, Alhammad YMO, Kasem S, Peiris M, Zaki AZSA, Poon LLM.
Abstract
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses have been detected in several continents. However, limited viral sequence data is available from countries in the Middle East. We report full-genome analyses of highly pathogenic H5N8 viruses recently detected in different provinces in Saudi Arabia.
KEYWORDS:
Saudi Arabia; influenza; influenza A(H5N8); outbreak; phylogenetic analysis; viruses
PMID: 29943727 DOI: 10.3201/eid2410.180846
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