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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Wildl Dis. 2017 Mar 21. doi: 10.7589/2016-07-161. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Isolation of an H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strain from Wild Birds in Seoul, a Highly Urbanized Area in South Korea.[/h] Kwon JH[SUP]1[/SUP], Lee DH[SUP]1[/SUP], Jeong JH[SUP]1[/SUP], Yuk SS[SUP]1[/SUP], Erdene-Ochir TO[SUP]1[/SUP], Noh JY[SUP]1[/SUP], Hong WT[SUP]1[/SUP], Jeong S[SUP]1[/SUP], Gwon GB[SUP]1[/SUP], Lee SW[SUP]1[/SUP], Choi IS[SUP]1[/SUP], Song CS[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Asian-lineage H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) have caused recurrent outbreaks in poultry and wild birds. In January 2014, H5N8 HPAIV caused outbreaks in South Korea and subsequently spread to East Asia, Europe, and North America. We report the isolation of an H5N8 HPAIV strain from wild birds in Seoul, the most-developed city in South Korea. We analyzed the complete genome sequence of this isolate and estimated its origin using a phylogenetic analysis. The Seoul H5N8 isolate clustered phylogenetically with strains isolated from migratory wild birds but was distinct from Korean poultry isolates. This H5N8 virus was likely introduced into the urbanized city by migratory wild birds. Therefore, wild bird habitats in urbanized areas should be carefully monitored for HPAIV.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] H5N8; South Korea; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; urbanized city; wild birds
PMID: 28323563 DOI: 10.7589/2016-07-161
[h=1]Isolation of an H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strain from Wild Birds in Seoul, a Highly Urbanized Area in South Korea.[/h] Kwon JH[SUP]1[/SUP], Lee DH[SUP]1[/SUP], Jeong JH[SUP]1[/SUP], Yuk SS[SUP]1[/SUP], Erdene-Ochir TO[SUP]1[/SUP], Noh JY[SUP]1[/SUP], Hong WT[SUP]1[/SUP], Jeong S[SUP]1[/SUP], Gwon GB[SUP]1[/SUP], Lee SW[SUP]1[/SUP], Choi IS[SUP]1[/SUP], Song CS[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Asian-lineage H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) have caused recurrent outbreaks in poultry and wild birds. In January 2014, H5N8 HPAIV caused outbreaks in South Korea and subsequently spread to East Asia, Europe, and North America. We report the isolation of an H5N8 HPAIV strain from wild birds in Seoul, the most-developed city in South Korea. We analyzed the complete genome sequence of this isolate and estimated its origin using a phylogenetic analysis. The Seoul H5N8 isolate clustered phylogenetically with strains isolated from migratory wild birds but was distinct from Korean poultry isolates. This H5N8 virus was likely introduced into the urbanized city by migratory wild birds. Therefore, wild bird habitats in urbanized areas should be carefully monitored for HPAIV.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] H5N8; South Korea; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; urbanized city; wild birds
PMID: 28323563 DOI: 10.7589/2016-07-161