title: Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses H5N2, H5N3, and H5N8 in Taiwan in 2015.
abstract: A severe epidemic, affecting mainly goose populations, broke out in early January 2015. The causative agents were identified as novel H5 avian influenza viruses carrying N2, N3, and N8 subtypes of the neuraminidase gene. From January 8 to February 11, 766 waterfowl and poultry farms were invaded by the H5 viruses, and more than 2.2 million geese died or were culled. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that these avian influenza viruses derived from the H5 viruses of clade 2.3.4.4 which were emerging in 2014 in East Asia, West Europe, and North America.
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Research Institute, 376 Chung-Cheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City 25158, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Shiuh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Research Institute, 376 Chung-Cheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City 25158, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Li-Hsuan
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Research Institute, 376 Chung-Cheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City 25158, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Research Institute, 376 Chung-Cheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City 25158, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Pin
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Research Institute, 376 Chung-Cheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City 25158, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wan-Chen
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Research Institute, 376 Chung-Cheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City 25158, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yeou-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Research Institute, 376 Chung-Cheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City 25158, Taiwan. Electronic address: fanlee@mail.nvri.gov.tw.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005777:Geese / Q000821:virology; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D009439:Neuraminidase
keywords: Avian influenza; Goose; Subtype H5; Taiwan