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Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jun;24(6):1147-1149. doi: 10.3201/eid2406.172071.
Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4 of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus, Taiwan, 2017.
Chen LH, Lee DH, Liu YP, Li WC, Swayne DE, Chang JC, Chen YP, Lee F, Tu WJ, Lin YJ.
Abstract
A highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus of clade 2.3.4.4 was detected in a domestic duck found dead in Taiwan during February 2017. The endemic situation and continued evolution of various reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Taiwan warrant concern about further reassortment and a fifth wave of intercontinental spread.
KEYWORDS:
H5N6; Taiwan; clade 2.3.4.4; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; influenza; phylogenetic analysis; viruses; zoonoses
PMID: 29774853 DOI: 10.3201/eid2406.172071
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Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4 of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus, Taiwan, 2017.
Chen LH, Lee DH, Liu YP, Li WC, Swayne DE, Chang JC, Chen YP, Lee F, Tu WJ, Lin YJ.
Abstract
A highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus of clade 2.3.4.4 was detected in a domestic duck found dead in Taiwan during February 2017. The endemic situation and continued evolution of various reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Taiwan warrant concern about further reassortment and a fifth wave of intercontinental spread.
KEYWORDS:
H5N6; Taiwan; clade 2.3.4.4; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; influenza; phylogenetic analysis; viruses; zoonoses
PMID: 29774853 DOI: 10.3201/eid2406.172071
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