Spread of Influenza Virus A (H5N1) Clade 2.3.2.1 to Bulgaria in Common Buzzards

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Marinova-Petkova, Atanaska ; Georgiev, Georgi ; Seiler, Patrick ; Darnell, Daniel ; Franks, John ; Krauss, Scott ; Webby, Richard J. ; Webster, Robert G.
• Description:
  On March 15, 2010, a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was isolated from the carcass of a common buzzard (Buteo buteo) in Bulgaria. Phylogenetic analyses of the virus showed a close genetic relationship with influenza virus A (H5N1) clade 2.3.2.1 viruses isolated from wild birds in the Tyva Republic and Mongolia during 2009-2010. Designated A/common buzzard/Bulgaria/38WB/2010, this strain was highly pathogenic in chickens but had low pathogenicity in mice and ferrets and no molecular markers of increased pathogenicity in mammals. The establishment of clade 2.3.2.1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype in wild birds in Europe would increase the likelihood of health threats to humans and poultry in the region.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Wild Bird Diseases Birds Chickens Falconiformes Ferrets Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza In Birds Mice Molecular Sequence Data Poultry Diseases Sequence Analysis, DNA

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(10):1596-1602.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Bulgaria ; Europe
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:776b5114addbd16a1c56cac4d23d728a66d0fa81224eed10d2a8c6e49c32bd8b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18799/cdc_18799_DS1.pdf
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