Novel H5 Clade 2.3.4.4 Reassortant (H5N1) Virus from a Green-Winged Teal in Washington, USA

Mia Kim Torchetti; Mary Lea Killian; Robert J Dusek; Janice C Pedersen; Nichole Hines; Barbara Bodenstein; C LeAnn White; Hon S Ip

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00195-15

Novel H5 Clade 2.3.4.4 Reassortant (H5N1) Virus from a Green-Winged Teal in Washington, USA

Genome Announc. 2015 Apr 2;3(2):e00195-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00195-15.

Authors

Mia Kim Torchetti¹, Mary Lea Killian¹, Robert J Dusek², Janice C Pedersen¹, Nichole Hines¹, Barbara Bodenstein², C LeAnn White², Hon S Ip³

Affiliations

¹ National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Veterinary Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, USA.
² National Wildlife Health Center, United States Geological Survey, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
³ National Wildlife Health Center, United States Geological Survey, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Madison, Wisconsin, USA [email protected].

Abstract

Eurasian (EA)-origin H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 avian influenza viruses were first detected in North America during December 2014. Subsequent reassortment with North American (AM) low-pathogenic wild-bird-origin avian influenza has generated at least two reassortants, including an EA/AM H5N1 from an apparently healthy wild green-winged teal, suggesting continued ongoing reassortment.