Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4b Infections in Seals, Russia, 2023
Ivan Sobolev, А. Yu. Alekseev, Kirill Sharshov, Maria Chistyaeva, Alexander V. Ivanov, Olga Kurskaya, Olesia V. Ohlopkova, Alexey Moshkin, Anastasiya Derko, Arina Loginova, Mariya V. Solomatina, А. А. Гаджиев, Yuhai Bi, А. М. Шестопалов
Abstract
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus was detected in dead seals on Tyuleniy Island in eastern Russia, in the Sea of Okhotsk. Viruses isolated from dead northern fur seals belong to clade 2.3.4.4b and are closely related to viruses detected predominantly in the Russian Far East and Japan in 2022-2023.
Topics & Concepts
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1CladeHighly pathogenicVirologyVirusInfluenza A virusAvian influenza virusBiologyPhylogeneticsGeneGeneticsInfluenza Virus Research Studies