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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2024 Aug 6;30(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid3009.240356. Online ahead of print.
Cocirculation of Genetically Distinct Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N5 and H5N1 Viruses in Crows, Hokkaido, Japan
Yik Lim Hew, Takahiro Hiono, Isabella Monne, Kei Nabeshima, Saki Sakuma, Asuka Kumagai, Shunya Okamura, Kosuke Soda, Hiroshi Ito, Mana Esaki, Kosuke Okuya, Makoto Ozawa, Toshiyo Yabuta, Hiroki Takakuwa, Linh Bao Nguyen, Norikazu Isoda, Kohtaro Miyazawa, Manabu Onuma, Yoshihiro Sakoda
We isolated highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 and H5N1 viruses from crows in Hokkaido, Japan, during winter 2023-24. They shared genetic similarity with HPAI H5N5 viruses from northern Europe but differed from those in Asia. Continuous monitoring and rapid information sharing between countries are needed to prevent HPAI virus transmission.
Keywords: H5N1; H5N5; Japan; crows; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; influenza; respiratory infections; subtype; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2024 Aug 6;30(9).
doi: 10.3201/eid3009.240356. Online ahead of print.
Cocirculation of Genetically Distinct Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N5 and H5N1 Viruses in Crows, Hokkaido, Japan
Yik Lim Hew, Takahiro Hiono, Isabella Monne, Kei Nabeshima, Saki Sakuma, Asuka Kumagai, Shunya Okamura, Kosuke Soda, Hiroshi Ito, Mana Esaki, Kosuke Okuya, Makoto Ozawa, Toshiyo Yabuta, Hiroki Takakuwa, Linh Bao Nguyen, Norikazu Isoda, Kohtaro Miyazawa, Manabu Onuma, Yoshihiro Sakoda
- PMID: 39106453
- DOI: 10.3201/eid3009.240356
We isolated highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 and H5N1 viruses from crows in Hokkaido, Japan, during winter 2023-24. They shared genetic similarity with HPAI H5N5 viruses from northern Europe but differed from those in Asia. Continuous monitoring and rapid information sharing between countries are needed to prevent HPAI virus transmission.
Keywords: H5N1; H5N5; Japan; crows; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; influenza; respiratory infections; subtype; viruses; zoonoses.