Detection of reassortant H5N6 clade 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in a black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) found dead, Taiwan, 20

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Infect Genet Evol. 2018 Apr 26. pii: S1567-1348(18)30205-3. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.04.026. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Detection of reassortant H5N6 clade 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in a black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) found dead, Taiwan, 2017.[/h] Liu YP[SUP]1[/SUP], Lee DH[SUP]2[/SUP], Chen LH[SUP]1[/SUP], Lin YJ[SUP]1[/SUP], Li WC[SUP]1[/SUP], Hu SC[SUP]1[/SUP], Chen YP[SUP]1[/SUP], Swayne DE[SUP]2[/SUP], Lee MS[SUP]3[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] A H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) was detected in a black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) found dead in Taiwan during December 2017. Genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses suggest the hemagglutinin gene belongs to H5 clade 2.3.4.4 Group B. All genes except neuraminidase gene shared high levels of nucleotide identity with H5N8 HPAIV identified from Europe during 2016-2017. Genetically similar H5N6 HPAIV also identified from Japan during November 2017. Enhanced surveillance is required in this region.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Clade 2.3.4.4; H5N6; Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; Phylogenetic analysis; Taiwan

PMID: 29705362 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.04.026