Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus A(H5N6), Japan, November 2016.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) A(H5N6) were concurrently introduced into several distant regions of Japan in November 2016. These viruses were classified into the genetic clade 2.3.4.4c and were genetically closely related to H5N6 HPAIVs recently isolated in South Korea and China. In addition, these HPAIVs showed further antigenic drift.
Masatoshi
M
Okamatsu
Makoto
M
Ozawa
Kosuke
K
Soda
Hiroki
H
Takakuwa
Atsushi
A
Haga
Takahiro
T
Hiono
Aya
A
Matsuu
Yuko
Y
Uchida
Ritsuko
R
Iwata
Keita
K
Matsuno
Masakazu
M
Kuwahara
Toshiyo
T
Yabuta
Tatsufumi
T
Usui
Hiroshi
H
Ito
Manabu
M
Onuma
Yoshihiro
Y
Sakoda
Takehiko
T
Saito
Koichi
K
Otsuki
Toshihiro
T
Ito
Hiroshi
H
Kida
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D007564:Japan; D010802:Phylogeny
H5N6 subtype; Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; Japan; influenza; viruses; zoonoses