Full-Genome Sequence of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Poultry Linked to Sequences of Strains from Asia, the Netherlands, 2014

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Authors

Ruth Bouwstra · Institute of Virology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

René Heutink · Institute of Virology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Alex Bossers · Biology of Infection

Frank Harders · Biology of Infection

Guus Koch · Institute of Virology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

A.R.W. Elbers · International Crisis Group

Abstract

Genetic analyses of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus from the Netherlands, and comparison with strains from Europe, South Korea, and Japan, showed a close relation. Data suggest the strains were probably carried to the Netherlands by migratory wild birds from Asia, possibly through overlapping flyways and common breeding sites in Siberia.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 21, Issue 5, pp. 872-874

DOI: 10.3201/eid2105.141839

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