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First detection of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza virus on the African continent.
Shittu, Ismaila; Bianco, Alice; Gado, Dorcas; Mkpuma, Nicodemus; Sulaiman, Lanre; Laleye, Agnes; Gobbo, Federica; Bortolami, Alessio; Bonfante, Francesco; Vakuru, Columba; Meseko, Clement; Fusaro, Alice; Shamaki, David; Alabi, Olaniran; Terregino, Calogero; Joannis, Tony.
Afiliação
  • Shittu I; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
  • Bianco A; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy.
  • Gado D; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
  • Mkpuma N; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
  • Sulaiman L; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
  • Laleye A; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
  • Gobbo F; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy.
  • Bortolami A; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy.
  • Bonfante F; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy.
  • Vakuru C; Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Meseko C; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
  • Fusaro A; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy.
  • Shamaki D; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
  • Alabi O; Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Terregino C; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy.
  • Joannis T; National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
Emerg Microbes Infect ; 9(1): 886-888, 2020 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32312185
ABSTRACT
Since 2013, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N6 (clade 2.3.4.4) has been reported in wild birds and poultry in Asia as well as in other parts of the globe. In Africa, information on the presence of this virus subtype is lacking. This study reports the first detection of a HPAI (H5N6) virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) in a duck from a live bird market in Nigeria, whose genome is closely related to the European 2017-2018 H5N6 viruses, indricating a recent virus introduction into the African continent.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Vírus da Influenza A / Filogenia / Aves Domésticas / Doenças das Aves Domésticas / Influenza Aviária / Animais Selvagens Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Animals País como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Vírus da Influenza A / Filogenia / Aves Domésticas / Doenças das Aves Domésticas / Influenza Aviária / Animais Selvagens Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Animals País como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article