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Source: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/12/23-0505_article
Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023
Research Letter
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) from Wild Birds, Poultry, and Mammals, Peru
Cristopher D. Cruz, M. Eliana Icochea, Victoria Espejo, Gilda Troncos, Gina R. Castro-Sanguinetti, Megan A. Schilling, and Yeny TinocoComments to Author
Author affiliations: US Naval Medical Research Unit SOUTH, Lima, Peru (C.D. Cruz, V. Espejo, G. Troncos, M.A. Schilling, Y. Tinoco); Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima (M.E. Icochea, G.R. Castro-Sanguinetti)
Abstract
We identified highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b in wild birds, poultry, and a lion in Peru during November 2022–February 2023 and markers associated with transmission adaptation and antiviral drug resistance. Continuous genomic surveillance is needed to inform public health measures and avoid mass animal deaths.
Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023
Research Letter
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) from Wild Birds, Poultry, and Mammals, Peru
Cristopher D. Cruz, M. Eliana Icochea, Victoria Espejo, Gilda Troncos, Gina R. Castro-Sanguinetti, Megan A. Schilling, and Yeny TinocoComments to Author
Author affiliations: US Naval Medical Research Unit SOUTH, Lima, Peru (C.D. Cruz, V. Espejo, G. Troncos, M.A. Schilling, Y. Tinoco); Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima (M.E. Icochea, G.R. Castro-Sanguinetti)
Abstract
We identified highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b in wild birds, poultry, and a lion in Peru during November 2022–February 2023 and markers associated with transmission adaptation and antiviral drug resistance. Continuous genomic surveillance is needed to inform public health measures and avoid mass animal deaths.