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Ahmed Magdy Khalil1,2,3, Yoshikazu Fujimoto1,4, Isshu Kojima4, Mana Esaki1, Kyonha Ri1, Tatsunori Masatani1,2,4, Tsutomu Matsui5, Makoto Ozawa1,2,4,5.
Abstract
We isolated two highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) of subtype H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4b from falcated duck (Anas falcata) feces and environmental water collected at an overwintering site in Japan. Our isolates were almost genetically identical to each other and showed high genetic similarity with H5N8 HPAIVs recently isolated in South Korea, a distant part of Japan, and European countries. These results suggest the potential role of falcated ducks in the dissemination of HPAIVs.Entities:
Keywords: H5N8; falcated duck; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Year: 2021 PMID: 33557405 PMCID: PMC7915289 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020171
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pathogens ISSN: 2076-0817