First detection of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza virus on the African continent
| Autor: | Ismaila Shittu, Alice Bianco, Dorcas Gado, Nicodemus Mkpuma, Lanre Sulaiman, Agnes Laleye, Federica Gobbo, Alessio Bortolami, Francesco Bonfante, Columba Vakuru, Clement Meseko, Alice Fusaro, David Shamaki, Olaniran Alabi, Calogero Terregino, Tony Joannis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 886-888 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 22221751 2222-1751 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/22221751.2020.1757999 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACTSince 2013, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N6 (clade 2.3.4.4) has been reported in wild birds and poultry in Asia as well as in other parts of the globe. In Africa, information on the presence of this virus subtype is lacking. This study reports the first detection of a HPAI (H5N6) virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) in a duck from a live bird market in Nigeria, whose genome is closely related to the European 2017–2018 H5N6 viruses, indricating a recent virus introduction into the African continent. |
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