title: Complete Genome Sequence of the First H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Chickens in Lebanon in 2016.
abstract: We generated the full genome of a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus that caused an outbreak on a chicken farm in Lebnaon in April 2016. Analysis revealed that the virus belonged to clade 2.3.2.1c that recently caused outbreaks in West Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
authors: Ministry of Agriculture, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Elias
authors: E
authors: Ibrahim
authors: Ministry of Agriculture, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Abeer
authors: A
authors: Sirawan
authors: Ministry of Agriculture, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Bassel
authors: B
authors: El-Bazzal
authors: Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute, Animal Health Laboratory, Fanar, Lebanon.
authors: Jeanne
authors: J
authors: El Hage
authors: Lebanese University, El Fanar, Lebanon.
authors: Mounir
authors: M
authors: Abi Said
authors: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Hassan
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3807-6409
authors: H
authors: Zaraket
authors: Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Kandeil
authors: Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
authors: Mohamed A
authors: MA
authors: Ali
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, Texas, USA ghazi@human-link.org.|Human Link, Hazmieh, Lebanon.
authors: Ghazi
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5387-1622
authors: G
authors: Kayali