Novel Reassortant Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus, China, 2021
Junhong Chen, Lingyu Xu, Tengfei Liu, Shumin Xie, Ke Li, Xiao Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Yifan Wu, Xinkai Wang, Jinfeng Wang, Keyi Shi, Beibei Niu, Ming Liao, Weixin Jia
Abstract
Although reports of human infection with influenza A(H5N6) increased in 2021, reports of similar H5N6 virus infection in poultry are few. We detected 10 avian influenza A(H5N6) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses in poultry from 4 provinces in China. The viruses showed strong immune-escape capacity and complex genetic reassortment, suggesting further transmission risk.
Topics & Concepts
ReassortmentVirologyInfluenza A virus subtype H5N1BiologyH5N1 genetic structureTransmission (telecommunications)VirusCladeInfluenza A virusTransmission and infection of H5N1NeuraminidaseAvian influenza virusGenePhylogenetic treeGeneticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyElectrical engineeringEngineeringDiseaseInfluenza Virus Research StudiesViral Infections and VectorsCOVID-19 epidemiological studies