Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Wild Red Foxes, the Netherlands, 2021

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Jolianne M. Rijks · Wageningen University & Research

Hanna Hesselink · Wageningen University & Research

Pim Lollinga · Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

Renee Wesselman · Wageningen University & Research

P. J. Prins · Institut Pasteur de Montevideo

Eefke Weesendorp · Utrecht University

M.Y. Engelsma

Abstract

We detected infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b in 2 red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs found in the wild with neurologic signs in the Netherlands. The virus is related to avian influenza viruses found in wild birds in the same area.

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Influenza Virus Research Studies Viral Infections and Vectors Respiratory viral infections research

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Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 27, Issue 11, pp. 2960-2962

DOI: 10.3201/eid2711.211281

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Wild Red Foxes, the Netherlands, 2021

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