Isolation of a Novel Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N2) Virus in Egypt

Isolation of a Novel Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N2) Virus in Egypt

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 and H5N8 have become endemic among domestic poultry in Egypt since 2006 and 2016, respectively. In parallel, the low pathogenic avian influenza H9N2 virus has been endemic since 2010. Despite the continuous circulation of these subtypes for several years...

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Main Authors: Naglaa M. Hagag, Ahmed M. Erfan, Mohamed El-Husseiny, Azhar G. Shalaby, Mohamed A. Saif, Maram M. Tawakol, Ahmed A. Nour, Abdullah A. Selim, Abdel-Satar Arafa, Mohamed K. Hassan, Wafaa M. M. Hassan, Hanan A. Fahmy, Essam Ibraheem, Mohamed Attia, Ali M. M. Abdelhakim, Momtaz A. Shahein, Mahmoud M. Naguib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Avian influenza
H5N2
H5N8
H9N2
reassortment
poultry
Egypt
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/6/565

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