Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Wild Migratory Birds, Qinghai Lake, China

Autor: Mingxin Li, Haizhou Liu, Yuhai Bi, Jianqing Sun, Gary Wong, Di Liu, Laixing Li, Juxiang Liu, Quanjiao Chen, Hanzhong Wang, Yubang He, Weifeng Shi, George F. Gao, Jianjun Chen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 637-641 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2304.161866
Popis: In May 2016, a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus strain caused deaths among 3 species of wild migratory birds in Qinghai Lake, China. Genetic analysis showed that the novel reassortant virus belongs to group B H5N8 viruses and that the reassortment events likely occurred in early 2016.
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