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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in wild rats in Egypt during 2023.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Dec 2024
Kutkat Omnia, Gomaa Mokhtar, Moatasim Yassmin, El Taweel Ahmed, Kamel Mina Nabil, El Sayes Mohamed, GabAllah Mohamed, Kandeil Ahmed, McKenzie Pamela P, Webby Richard J, Kayali Ghazi, Ali Mohamed Ahmed, El-Shesheny Rabeh
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We detected highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in wild rats collected from a rural area in Giza, Egypt, near poultry farms, markets, and backyard flocks. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses indicated that the virus from the rats belonged to clade 2.3.4.4b, which has been the predominant virus genotype circulating in Egypt and worldwide since 2021-2022. Active surveillance of avian influenza viruses in...
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