Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus in Domestic Cat, France, 2022
François‐Xavier Briand, Florent Souchaud, Isabelle Pierre, Véronique Béven, Edouard Hirchaud, Fabrice Hérault, René Planel, Angélina Rigaudeau, Sibylle Bernard-Stoecklin, Sylvie van der Werf, Bruno Lina, Guillaume Gerbier, Nicolas Eterradossi, Audrey Schmitz, Éric Niqueux, Béatrice Grasland
Abstract
We detected highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b virus in a domestic cat that lived near a duck farm infected by a closely related virus in France during December 2022. Enhanced surveillance of symptomatic domestic carnivores in contact with infected birds is recommended to prevent further spread to mammals and humans.
Topics & Concepts
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1CladeHighly pathogenicVirologyVirusInfluenza A virusBiologyAvian influenza virusZoologyPhylogeneticsGeneGeneticsInfluenza Virus Research StudiesRespiratory viral infections researchViral Infections and Vectors