Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (H5N2) Viruses, Dominican Republic

Chung, David H.; Gomez, Dejelia R.; Vargas, Julia M.; Amador, Belkis L.; Torchetti, Mia K.; Killian, Mary L.; Swayne, David E.; Lee, Dong-Hun

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Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (H5N2) Viruses, Dominican Republic

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Dec 2020
By Chung, David H. ; Gomez, Dejelia R. ; Vargas, Julia M. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Chung, David H. ; Gomez, Dejelia R. ; Vargas, Julia M. ; Amador, Belkis L. ; Torchetti, Mia K. ; Killian, Mary L. ; Swayne, David E. ; Lee, Dong-Hun
Description:

Low pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N2) virus was detected in poultry in the Dominican Republic in 2007 and re-emerged in 2017. Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis show introduction of an H5N2 virus lineage from Mexico into poultry in the Dominican Republic, then divergence into 3 distinct genetic subgroups during 2007-2019.
Subjects:

Animals Influenza A Virus, H5N2 Subtype Influenza In Birds Phylogeny Poultry Poultry Diseases Virulence
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(12):3094-3096
Pubmed ID:

33219794
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7706952
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Letter
Place as Subject:

Dominican Republic ; Mexico
Volume:

26
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:14751575e65ee838feea75fbdfbb546b38cc492e56fac39d20dfdd3c029decdd
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/98418/cdc_98418_DS1.pdf
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