Incursion of Novel Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, the Netherlands, October 2020

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus was detected in mute swans in the Netherlands during October 2020. The virus shares a common ancestor with clade 2.3.4.4b viruses detected in Egypt during 2018–2019 and has similar genetic composition. The virus is not directly related to H5N8 viruses from Europe detected in the first half of 2020.

Verfasser: Nancy Beerens
Rene Heutink
Frank Harders
Marit Roose
Sylvia B.E. Pritz-Verschuren
Evelien A. Germeraad
Marc Engelsma
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 6, Pp 1750-1753 (2021)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagwörter: incursion / influenza / influenza virus / viruses / highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus / HPAI / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29168580
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.204464