Emergence of a Reassortant 2.3.4.4b Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Containing H9N2 PA Gene in Burkina Faso, West Africa, in 2021

Emergence of a Reassortant 2.3.4.4b Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Containing H9N2 PA Gene in Burkina Faso, West Africa, in 2021

Since 2006, the poultry population in Burkina Faso has been seriously hit by different waves of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 epizootics. In December 2021, three distinct regions of Burkina Faso, namely, Gomboussougou, Bonyollo, and Koubri, detected HPAI H5N1 viruses in poultry. Whol...

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Main Authors: Lalidia Bruno Ouoba, Lamouni Habibata-Zerbo, Bianca Zecchin, Giacomo Barbierato, Sandaogo Hamidou-Ouandaogo, Elisa Palumbo, Edoardo Giussani, Alessio Bortolami, Mamadou Niang, Adele Traore-Kam, Calogero Terregino, Mariétou Guitti-Kindo, Angelique Angot, Dominique Guigma, Nicolas Barro, Alice Fusaro, Isabella Monne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
highly pathogenic avian influenza
H5N1/H9N2 reassortant virus
zoonotic potential
West Africa
Burkina Faso
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/1901

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