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Genetic Characterization of Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4, Russia, 2018.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2019
Susloparov Ivan M, Goncharova Natalia, Kolosova Natalia, Danilenko Alexey, Marchenko Vasiliy, Onkhonova Galina, Evseenko Vasiliy, Gavrilova Elena, Maksutov Rinat A, Ryzhikov Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Timely identification of pandemic influenza threats depends on monitoring for highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses. We isolated highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus clade 2.3.4.4, genotype G1.1, in samples from a bird in southwest Russia. The virus has high homology to human H5N6 influenza strains isolated from southeast China.
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