Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Clade 2.3.4.4b Viruses in Satellite-Tracked Wild Ducks, Ningxia, China, 2020
Xinru Lv, Xiang Li, Heting Sun, Yi Li, Peng Peng, Siyuan Qin, Weidong Wang, Yuecheng Li, Qing An, Tian Fu, Fengyi Qu, Qiuzi Xu, Rongxiu Qin, Zhenliang Zhao, Meixi Wang, Yulong Wang, Yajun Wang, Xiangwei Zeng, Zhijun Hou, Chengliang Lei, Dong Chu, Yanbing Li, Hongliang Chai
Abstract
During October 2020, we identified 13 highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses from wild ducks in Ningxia, China. These viruses were genetically related to H5N8 viruses circulating mainly in poultry in Europe during early 2020. We also determined movements of H5N8 virus‒infected wild ducks and evidence for spreading of viruses.
Topics & Concepts
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1Highly pathogenicCladeBiologyVirologyChinaSatelliteInfluenza A virusPandemicVirusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PhylogeneticsGeographyGeneticsGeneMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologyAerospace engineeringArchaeologyEngineeringInfluenza Virus Research StudiesViral Infections and VectorsCOVID-19 epidemiological studies