Genetic characterization of HPAI (H5N1) viruses from poultry and wild vultures, Burkina Faso.
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.
Ducatez
Mariette F
MF
National Public Health Laboratory, Luxembourg.
Tarnagda
Zekiba
Z
Tahita
Marc C
MC
Sow
Adama
A
de Landtsheer
Sebastien
S
Londt
Brandon Z
BZ
Brown
Ian H
IH
Osterhaus
D M E
DM
Fouchier
Ron A M
RA
Ouedraogo
Jean-Bosco B
JB
Muller
Claude P
CP
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