Full-Genome Sequence of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Poultry Linked to Sequences of Strains from Asia, the Netherlands, 2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 May;21(5):872-4. doi: 10.3201/eid2105.141839.

Abstract

Genetic analyses of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus from the Netherlands, and comparison with strains from Europe, South Korea, and Japan, showed a close relation. Data suggest the strains were probably carried to the Netherlands by migratory wild birds from Asia, possibly through overlapping flyways and common breeding sites in Siberia.

Keywords: Asian strains; H5N8; genome sequencing; influenza; poultry; the Netherlands; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Asia / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Genome, Viral*
  • History, 21st Century
  • Influenza A virus / classification*
  • Influenza A virus / genetics*
  • Influenza in Birds / epidemiology*
  • Influenza in Birds / history
  • Influenza in Birds / virology*
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Phylogeny
  • Poultry Diseases / epidemiology
  • Poultry Diseases / virology
  • Poultry*
  • RNA, Viral
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • RNA, Viral