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Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4 Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus in a Wild Mandarin Duck, South Korea, 2016

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Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 May 15;23(5). doi: 10.3201/eid2305.161905. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4 Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus in a Wild Mandarin Duck, South Korea, 2016.[/h] Kwon JH, Lee DH, Swayne DE, Noh JY, Yuk SS, Erdene-Ochir TO, Hong WT, Jeong JH, Jeong S, Gwon GB, Lee S, Song CS.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] A reassortant clade 2.3.4.4 avian influenza A(H5N6) virus was isolated from a fecal sample of a Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) in South Korea during October 2016. This virus was genetically similar to H5N6 subtype virus isolates from China, Vietnam, Laos, and Hong Kong, including human isolates.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Aix galericulata; H5N6 subtype; HPAIV; South Korea; clade 2.3.4.4; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; influenza; influenza virus; mandarin duck; reassortant; respiratory infections; viruses; wild birds; zoonoses

PMID: 28240976 DOI: 10.3201/eid2305.161905
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