Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5Nx) Virus of Clade 2.3.4.4b Emerging in Tibet, China, 2021

ABSTRACT H5N8 and H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIVs) of clade 2.3.4.4b were isolated from dead migratory birds and fecal samples collected in Tibet, China, in May 2021. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the viruses isolated in this study may have spread from wintering or stopover...

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Main Authors: Yi Li, Xiang Li, Xinru Lv, Qiuzi Xu, Zhenliang Zhao, Siyuan Qin, Peng Peng, Fengyi Qu, Rongxiu Qin, Qing An, Meixi Wang, Zhen Zhang, Hua Luo, Xiangwei Zeng, Yulong Wang, Zhijun Hou, Heting Sun, Yajun Wang, Yu Xu, Yanbing Li, Hongliang Chai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00643-22