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Novel Genotype of HA Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N8 Subtype High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus Emerged at a Wintering Site of Migratory Birds in Japan, 2021/22 Winter.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 2 May 2024
Mihiretu Berihun Dires, Usui Tatsufumi, Kiyama Masahiro, Soda Kosuke, Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Surveillance of avian influenza virus (AIV) was conducted in the 2021-2022 winter season at a wintering site of migratory Anatidae in Japan. An H5N8 subtype high pathogenicity AIV (HPAIV) with a unique gene constellation and four low pathogenicity AIVs (LPAIVs) were isolated from environmental samples. The genetic origin of the HPAIV (NK1201) was determined with whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses....
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