Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Twabela, Augustin T. ; Tshilenge, Georges M. ; Sakoda, Yoshiro ; Okamatsu, Masatoshi ; Bushu, Ezekiel ; Kone, Philippe ; Wiersma, Lidewij ; Zamperin, Gianpiero ; Drago, Alessandra ; Zecchin, Bianca ; Monne, Isabella
• Description:
  In 2017, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus was detected in poultry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Whole-genome phylogeny showed the virus clustered with H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4B strains from birds in central and southern Asia. Emergence of this virus in central Africa represents a threat for animal health and food security.
• Subjects:
  Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Dispatch Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Influenza Respiratory Infections Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(7):1371-1374.
• Pubmed ID:
  29912707
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6038760
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a9658ee287612f773885441c223822e41482846a3198a38aae67890fe222a053
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/56949/cdc_56949_DS1.pdf
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