Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Clade 2.3.4.4b Subtype H5N8 Virus Isolated from Mandarin Duck in South Korea, 2020

In October 2020, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N8 virus was identified from a fecal sample of a wild mandarin duck (<i>Aix galericulata</i>) in South Korea. We sequenced all eight genome segments of the virus, designated as A/Mandarin duck/Korea/K20-551-4/2020(H5N8...

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Main Authors: Sol Jeong, Dong-Hun Lee, Jung-Hoon Kwon, Yu-Jin Kim, Sun-Hak Lee, Andrew Y. Cho, Tae-Hyeon Kim, Jung-Eun Park, Song-I Lee, Chang-Seon Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/12/1389