Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Wild Migratory Birds, Qinghai Lake, China.
In May 2016, a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus strain caused deaths among 3 species of wild migratory birds in Qinghai Lake, China. Genetic analysis showed that the novel reassortant virus belongs to group B H5N8 viruses and that the reassortment events likely occurred in early 2016.
Mingxin
M
Li
Haizhou
H
Liu
Yuhai
Y
Bi
Jianqing
J
Sun
Gary
G
Wong
Di
D
Liu
Laixing
L
Li
Juxiang
J
Liu
Quanjiao
Q
Chen
Hanzhong
H
Wang
Yubang
Y
He
Weifeng
W
Shi
George F
GF
Gao
Jianjun
J
Chen
D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D046090:Anseriformes; D046091:Charadriiformes; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D000071225:Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype / Q000235:genetics; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016865:Reassortant Viruses
China; H5N8; HPAI; Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; Qinghai Lake; bird diseases; influenza; influenza in birds; phylogenetic analysis; reassortment; viruses; wild aquatic birds; wild migratory birds