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Multiple Introductions of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus into Poultry, Egypt, 2017

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 May 17;24(5). doi: 10.3201/eid2405.171935. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Multiple Introductions of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus into Poultry, Egypt, 2017.[/h] Salaheldin AH, El-Hamid HSA, Elbestawy AR, Veits J, Hafez HM, Mettenleiter TC, El-Whab EMA.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] After high mortality rates among commercial poultry were reported in Egypt in 2017, we genetically characterized 4 distinct influenza A(H5N8) viruses isolated from poultry. Full-genome analysis indicated separate introductions of H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 reassortants from Europe and Asia into Egypt, which poses a serious threat for poultry and humans.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Africa; Egypt; H5N8; clade 2.3.4.4; domestic birds; ducks; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; influenza; migratory birds; viruses

PMID: 29470165 DOI: 10.3201/eid2405.171935
 
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