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Genotypic Clustering of H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses in North America Evaluated by Ordination Analysis.
Viruses - 22 Nov 2024
Tawidian Patil, Torchetti Mia K, Killian Mary L, Lantz Kristina, Dilione Krista E, Ringenberg Jourdan M, Bevins Sarah N, Lenoch Julianna B, Ip Hon S
Abstract excerpt
The introduction of HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses to North America in late 2021 resulted in avian influenza outbreaks in poultry, mortality events in many wild bird species, and spillovers into many mammalian species. Reassortment events with North American low-pathogenic virus were identified as early as February 2022 and over 100 genotypes have been characterized. Such diversity increases the complexity and...
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