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Genetically Divergent Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Viruses in Wild Birds,Eastern China |
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| Authors: | Guimei He Le Ming Xiang Li Yuhe Song Ling Tang Min Ma Jie Cui Tianhou Wang |
| Affiliation: | East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (G. He, L. Ming, L. Tang, M. Ma, T. Wang);CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (X. Li, Y. Song, J. Cui) |
| Abstract: | In late 2020, we detected 32 highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses in migratory ducks in Shanghai, China. Phylogenetic analysis of 5 representative isolates identified 2 sublineages of clade 2.3.4.4b. Each sublineage formed separate clusters with isolates from East Asia and Europe. |
| Keywords: | H5N8 avian influenza virus wild birds China highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses respiratory infections influenza |