title: Genetic characterization of HPAI (H5N1) viruses from poultry and wild vultures, Burkina Faso.
abstract: Genetic analysis of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) viruses from poultry and hooded vultures in Burkina Faso shows that these viruses belong to 1 of 3 sublineages initially found in Nigeria and later in other African countries. Hooded vultures could potentially be vectors or sentinels of influenza subtype H5N1, as are cats and swans elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: National Public Health Laboratory, Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Mariette F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ducatez
authors.forename: Zekiba
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tarnagda
authors.forename: Marc C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tahita
authors.forename: Adama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Landtsheer
authors.forename: Brandon Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Londt
authors.forename: Ian H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D M E
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Osterhaus
authors.forename: Ron A M
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Fouchier
authors.forename: Jean-Bosco B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ouedraogo
authors.forename: Claude P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology*; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology; D004199:Disease Vectors; D046093:Falconiformes / Q000821:virology*; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011200:Poultry / Q000821:virology*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance