Reassortment of Influenza A Viruses in Wild Birds in Alaska before H5 Clade 2.3.4.4 Outbreaks

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Nichola J. Hill · University of Alaska Fairbanks

Islam T. M. Hussein · J. Craig Venter Institute

Kimberly R. Davis · University of California, Davis

Eric Ma · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Timothy J. Spivey · University of Alaska Fairbanks

Andrew M. Ramey · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Wendy B. Puryear

Abstract

Sampling of mallards in Alaska during September 2014-April 2015 identified low pathogenic avian influenza A virus (subtypes H5N2 and H1N1) that shared ancestry with highly pathogenic reassortant H5N2 and H5N1 viruses. Molecular dating indicated reassortment soon after interhemispheric movement of H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4, suggesting genetic exchange in Alaska or surrounds before outbreaks.

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Influenza Virus Research Studies Viral Infections and Vectors

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Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 23, Issue 4, pp. 654-657

DOI: 10.3201/eid2304.161668

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Reassortment of Influenza A Viruses in Wild Birds in Alaska before H5 Clade 2.3.4.4 Outbreaks

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