Role for migratory wild birds in the global spread of avian influenza H5N8

Avian influenza viruses affect both poultry production and public health. A subtype H5N8 (clade 2.3.4.4) virus, following an outbreak in poultry in South Korea in January 2014, rapidly spread worldwide in 2014-2015. Our analysis of H5N8 viral sequences, epidemiological investigations, waterfowl migr...

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Main Authors: Lycett, S, Bodewes, R, Pohlmann, A, Banks, J, Bányai, K, Boni, M, Bouwstra, R, Breed, A, Brown, I, Chen, H, Dán, Á, DeLiberto, T, Diep, N, Gilbert, M, Hill, S, Ip, H, Ke, C, Kida, H, Killian, M, Koopmans, M, Kwon, J, Lee, D, Lee, Y, Lu, L, Monne, I, Pasick, J, Pybus, O, Rambaut, A, Robinson, T, Sakoda, Y, Zohari, S, Song, C, Swayne, D, Torchetti, M, Tsai, H, Fouchier, R, Beer, M, Woolhouse, M, Kuiken, T
Format: Journal article
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2016