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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Kim, Hye-Ryoung ; Kwon, Yong-Kuk ; Jang, Il ; Lee, Youn-Jeong ; Kang, Hyun-Mi ; ... More +
Kim, Hye-Ryoung ; Kwon, Yong-Kuk ; Jang, Il ; Lee, Youn-Jeong ; Kang, Hyun-Mi ; Lee, Eun-Kyoung ; Song, Byung-Min ; Lee, Hee-Soo ; Joo, Yi-Seok ; Lee, Kyung-Hyun ; Lee, Hyun-Kyoung ; Baek, Kang-Hyun ; Bae, You-Chan Less -
Description:
In January 2014, an outbreak of infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N8) virus began on a duck farm in South Korea and spread to other poultry farms nearby. During this outbreak, many sick or dead wild birds were found around habitats frequented by migratory birds. To determine the causes of death, we examined 771 wild bird carcasses and identified HPAI A(H5N8) virus in 167. Gross and histologic lesions were observed in pancreas, lung, brain, and kidney of Baikal teals, bean geese, and whooper swans but not mallard ducks. Such lesions are consistent with lethal HPAI A(H5N8) virus infection. However, some HPAI-positive birds had died of gunshot wounds, peritonitis, or agrochemical poisoning rather than virus infection. These findings suggest that susceptibility to HPAI A(H5N8) virus varies among species of migratory birds and that asymptomatic migratory birds could be carriers of this virus.
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H5N8 Subtype Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Immunohistochemistry Influenza Migratory Bird Pathological Diagnosis Research Respiratory Infections Viruses
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 21(5):775-780.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Republic of Korea
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:1e8d356cf1963e08586767654f5b6ddd9bb813f6c606cd3fc5e3788e204f0ebc
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30916/cdc_30916_DS1.pdf
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