Multiple Introductions of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus into Poultry, Egypt, 2017

After high mortality rates among commercial poultry were reported in Egypt in 2017, we genetically characterized 4 distinct influenza A(H5N8) viruses isolated from poultry. Full-genome analysis indicated separate introductions of H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 reassortants from Europe and Asia into Egypt, which...

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Autores principales: Salaheldin, Ahmed H., El-Hamid, Hatem Salah Abd, Elbestawy, Ahmed R., Veits, Jutta, Hafez, Hafez M., Mettenleiter, Thomas C., Abdelwhab, Elsayed M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29470165
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.171935
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author Salaheldin, Ahmed H.
El-Hamid, Hatem Salah Abd
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Veits, Jutta
Hafez, Hafez M.
Mettenleiter, Thomas C.
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description After high mortality rates among commercial poultry were reported in Egypt in 2017, we genetically characterized 4 distinct influenza A(H5N8) viruses isolated from poultry. Full-genome analysis indicated separate introductions of H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 reassortants from Europe and Asia into Egypt, which poses a serious threat for poultry and humans.
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spelling pubmed-59387732018-05-15 Multiple Introductions of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus into Poultry, Egypt, 2017 Salaheldin, Ahmed H. El-Hamid, Hatem Salah Abd Elbestawy, Ahmed R. Veits, Jutta Hafez, Hafez M. Mettenleiter, Thomas C. Abdelwhab, Elsayed M. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter After high mortality rates among commercial poultry were reported in Egypt in 2017, we genetically characterized 4 distinct influenza A(H5N8) viruses isolated from poultry. Full-genome analysis indicated separate introductions of H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 reassortants from Europe and Asia into Egypt, which poses a serious threat for poultry and humans. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-05 /pmc/articles/PMC5938773/ /pubmed/29470165 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.171935 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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