title: Full-Genome Sequence of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Poultry Linked to Sequences of Strains from Asia, the Netherlands, 2014.
abstract: Genetic analyses of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus from the Netherlands, and comparison with strains from Europe, South Korea, and Japan, showed a close relation. Data suggest the strains were probably carried to the Netherlands by migratory wild birds from Asia, possibly through overlapping flyways and common breeding sites in Siberia.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bouwstra
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heutink
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bossers
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Harders
authors.forename: Guus
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elbers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016679:Genome, Viral; D049674:History, 21st Century; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000821:virology*; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D012367:RNA, Viral; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Asian strains; H5N8; genome sequencing; influenza; poultry; the Netherlands; viruses