Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N5 Viruses in Europe in 2016–2017 Appears Related to the Timing of Reassortment Events

During the epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 virus in Europe in 2016−2017, HPAI viruses of subtype H5N5 were also isolated. However, the detection of H5N5 viruses was limited compared to H5N8. In this study, we show that the genetic constellation of a newly isolate...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Saskia A. Bergervoet, Cynthia K. Y. Ho, Rene Heutink, Alex Bossers, Nancy Beerens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/6/501