Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N8) Clade 2.3.4.4 Infection in Migratory Birds, Egypt

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Selim, Abdullah A. ; Erfan, Ahmed M. ; Hagag, Naglaa ; Zanaty, Ali ; Samir, Abdel-Hafez ; Samy, Mohamed ; Abdelhalim, Ahmed ; Arafa, Abdel-Satar A. ; Soliman, Mohamed A. ; Shaheen, Momtaz ; Ibraheem, Essam M. ; Mahrous, Ibrahim ; Hassan, Mohamed K. ; Naguib, Mahmoud M.
• Description:
  We isolated highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N8) of clade 2.3.4.4 from the common coot (Fulica atra) in Egypt, documenting its introduction into Africa through migratory birds. This virus has a close genetic relationship with subtype H5N8 viruses circulating in Europe. Enhanced surveillance to detect newly emerging viruses is warranted.
• Subjects:
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animal Migration
  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Birds
  • Gene Expression
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype
  • Influenza In Birds
  • Models, Molecular
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(6):1048-1051.
• Pubmed ID:
  28518040
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5443452
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Egypt
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45993/cdc_45993_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ceb2c48d2bde76ba08a79c6a1b6839406a879d2c656fda925347258ca8316234