Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 in ducks in the Northern part of Cameroon

Richard Njouom; Jean-Thierry Aubin; Assumpta Lucienne Bella; Baschirou Moussa Demsa; Pierre Rouquet; Bouba Gake; André Ngangnou; Yacouba Foupouapouognigni; Sylvie Van Der Werf; Jocelyne Rocourt; Dominique Rousset

doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.02.006

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 in ducks in the Northern part of Cameroon

Vet Microbiol. 2008 Aug 25;130(3-4):380-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.02.006. Epub 2008 Feb 16.

Authors

Richard Njouom¹, Jean-Thierry Aubin, Assumpta Lucienne Bella, Baschirou Moussa Demsa, Pierre Rouquet, Bouba Gake, André Ngangnou, Yacouba Foupouapouognigni, Sylvie Van Der Werf, Jocelyne Rocourt, Dominique Rousset

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon. [email protected]

PMID: 18387755
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.02.006

Abstract

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was first detected in Cameroon in February 2006. Analysis of NA sequences of the virus demonstrated that it is closely related to the H5N1 isolates from Northern Nigeria, Sudan and Ivory Coast, suggesting a common virus ancestor.

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Cameroon / epidemiology
Ducks
Hemagglutinins / chemistry
Hemagglutinins / genetics
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / genetics
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza in Birds / epidemiology
Influenza in Birds / virology*
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Viral Nonstructural Proteins / chemistry
Viral Nonstructural Proteins / genetics

Substances

Hemagglutinins
Viral Nonstructural Proteins