Open AccessHighly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5Nx) Virus of Clade 2.3.4.4b Emerging in Tibet, China, 2021
Author(s) -
Yang Li,
Xiang Li,
Xinru Lv,
Qiuzi Xu,
Zhenliang Zhao,
Siyuan Qin,
Peng Peng,
Fengyi Qu,
Rongxiu Qin,
Qing An,
Meixi Wang,
Zhen Zhang,
Hua Luo,
Xianying Zeng,
Yulong Wang,
Zhijun Hou,
Hui Sun,
Yu Xu,
Yanbing Li,
Hongliang Chai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.00643-22
Subject(s) - influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , clade , biology , highly pathogenic , china , zoology , phylogenetic tree , avian influenza virus , influenza a virus , virology , feces , virus , ecology , geography , gene , genetics , archaeology
In this study, 15 H5N8 and two H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b were isolated from dead migratory birds and fecal samples in Tibet, China. Isolates of H5N1 virus of clade 2.3.4.4b have been rarely reported in China.