Pathogenicity and genetic characterisation of a novel reassortant, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N6 virus isolated in Korea, 2017

Autor: Myoung-Heon Lee, Youn-Jeong Lee, Hyeok-il Kwon, Norbert John Robles, Eun-Ha Kim, Young Ki Choi, Su-Jin Park, Kwang-Min Yu, Hiep Dinh Nguyen, Min-Ah Yu, Young-Jae Si, Young-Il Kim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Eurosurveillance
ISSN: 1560-7917
1025-496X
Popis: We investigated influenza A(H5N6) viruses from migratory birds in Chungnam and Gyeonggi Provinces, South Korea following a reported die-off of poultry in nearby provinces in November 2017. Genetic analysis and virulence studies in chickens and ducks identified our isolate from December 2017 as a novel highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. It resulted from reassortment between the highly virulent H5N8 strain from Korea with the N6 gene from a low-pathogenic H3N6 virus from the Netherlands.
Databáze: OpenAIRE