Virus isolation and molecular epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) from an outbreak in free-ranging wild birds, India 2016

Autor: M. D. Venkatesha, Poorvi Reddy, Beechagondahalli Papanna Shivashankar, Thushara Bindu Kv, S. M. Byregowda, Byadarahalli Puttaswamy Shankar, Kantharajapura Ramanna Ramesha, B. M. Chandranaik, Poojappa Nandini, Methuku Sobha Rani
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: European Journal of Wildlife Research. 64
ISSN: 1439-0574
1612-4642
Popis: We report the molecular epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus involved in an outbreak causing death in free-ranging wild birds at Mysore, Karnataka state of India. The virus was typed as HPAI A(H5N8) by conventional and TaqMan probe based real-time PCR assays. Six isolates of HPAI virus were recovered in 9-day-old embryonated chicken eggs. Haemagglutinin gene-based phylogeny of virus isolates showed > 99.9% nucleotide sequence identity with HPAI A(H5N8) isolates from migratory birds and domestic poultry from China and Korea indicating either these wild birds have routed their migration through Korea and/or eastern China or these dead birds must have directly or indirectly contacted with wild birds migrating from Eastern China and/or Korean regions. The study emphasises the role of migratory wild birds in spread of HPAI across the globe.
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