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Influenza A(H5N8) Virus Similar to Strain in Korea Causing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Germany.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 May 2015
Harder Timm, Maurer-Stroh Sebastian, Pohlmann Anne, Starick Elke, Höreth-Böntgen Detlef, Albrecht Karin, Pannwitz Gunter, Teifke Jens, Gunalan Vithiagaran, Lee Raphael T C, Sauter-Louis Carola, Homeier Timo, Staubach Christoph, Wolf Carola, Strebelow Günter, Höper Dirk, Grund Christian, Conraths Franz J, Mettenleiter Thomas C, Beer Martin
Abstract excerpt
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) virus, like the recently described H5N8 strain from Korea, was detected in November 2014 in farmed turkeys and in a healthy common teal (Anas crecca) in northeastern Germany. Infected wild birds possibly introduced this virus.
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