Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Swans, China, 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 9;27(6). doi: 10.3201/eid2706.204727. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn October 2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were detected in 2 dead swans in Inner Mongolia, China. Genetic analysis showed that the H5N8 isolates belong to clade 2.3.4.4b and that the isolates cluster with the H5N8 viruses isolated in Eurasia in the fall of 2020.PMID:33834988 | DOI:10.3201/eid2706.204727

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 9, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xiang Li Xinru Lv Yi Li Peng Peng Ruifang Zhou Siyuan Qin Enda Ma Wenqiang Liu Tian Fu Peiran Ma Qing An Yiran Li Yuping Hua Yulong Wang Chengliang Lei Dong Chu Heting Sun Yanbing Li Yuwei Gao Hongliang Chai Source Type: research