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Genetic Diversity of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8/H5N5) Viruses in Italy, 2016-17

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Sep 15;23(9). doi: 10.3201/eid2309.170539. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Genetic Diversity of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8/H5N5) Viruses in Italy, 2016-17.[/h] Fusaro A, Monne I, Mulatti P, Zecchin B, Bonfanti L, Ormelli S, Milani A, Cecchettin K, Lemey P, Moreno A, Massi P, Dorotea T, Marangon S, Terregino C.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] In winter 2016-17, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) and A(H5N5) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4 were identified in wild and domestic birds in Italy. We report the occurrence of multiple introductions and describe the identification in Europe of 2 novel genotypes, generated through multiple reassortment events.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] H5N5 subtype; H5N8 subtype; Italy; highly pathogenic avian influenza; influenza; influenza A virus; phylogeny; reassortments; respiratory infections; viruses; zoonoses

PMID: 28661831 DOI: 10.3201/eid2309.170539
 
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