title: Genetic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N8) Virus from Domestic Ducks, England, November 2014.
abstract: Genetic sequences of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) virus in England have high homology to those detected in mainland Europe and Asia during 2014. Genetic characterization suggests this virus is an avian-adapted virus without specific affinity for zoonoses. Spatio-temporal detections of H5N8 imply a role for wild birds in virus spread.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: Denise A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Marston
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Brookes
authors.forename: Ian H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004372:Ducks / Q000821:virology*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005814:Genes, Viral; D016679:Genome, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D049674:History, 21st Century; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000821:virology*; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny
keywords: China; England; Germany; H5N8; HPAI; Highly pathogenic avian influenza; Japan; South Korea; ducks; influenza; molecular epidemiology; poultry; the Netherlands; viruses; zoonoses