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Genetically Diverse Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1/H5N8) Viruses among Wild Waterfowl and Domestic Poultry,Japan, 2021 |
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| Authors: | Kosuke Okuya Junki Mine Kaori Tokorozaki Isshu Kojima Mana Esaki Kohtaro Miyazawa Ryota Tsunekuni Saki Sakuma Asuka Kumagai Yoshihiro Takadate Yuto Kikutani Tsutomu Matsui Yuko Uchida Makoto Ozawa |
| Affiliation: | Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan (K. Okuya, I. Kojima, M. Esaki, M. Ozawa);National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan (J. Mine, K. Miyazawa, R. Tsunekuni, S. Sakuma, A. Kumagai, Y. Takadate, Y. Uchida);Kagoshima Crane Conservation Committee, Izumi, Japan (K. Tokorozaki, T. Matsui, M. Ozawa);Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan (Y. Kikutani) |
| Abstract: | Genetic analyses of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 subtype viruses isolated from the Izumi Plain, Japan, revealed cocirculation of 2 genetic groups of clade 2.3.4.4b viruses among migratory waterfowl. Our findings demonstrate that both continuous surveillance and timely information sharing of avian influenza viruses are valuable for rapid risk assessment. |
| Keywords: | influenza viruses zoonoses respiratory infections high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5 subtype genetic characteristics Japan |