Avian influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks, Kuwait, 2007.
Phylogenetic analysis of influenza A viruses (H5N1) isolated from Kuwait in 2007 show that (H5N1) sublineage clade 2.2 viruses continue to spread across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Virus isolates were most closely related to isolates from central Asia and were likely vectored by migratory birds.
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Ahmad
A
Al-Azemi
Justin
J
Bahl
Sameer
S
Al-Zenki
Yousif
Y
Al-Shayji
Sami
S
Al-Amad
Honglin
H
Chen
Yi
Y
Guan
J S Malik
JS
Peiris
Gavin J D
GJ
Smith
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / Q000235:genetics; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; C109963:hemagglutinin, avian influenza A virus