Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N6) Virus Subclade 2.3.4.4h in Swans, Xinjiang, Western China, 2020

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2020 Oct 8

PMID 33030424

Citations 28

Authors

Yanbing Li

Minghui Li

Yulei Li

Jingman Tian

Xiaoli Bai

Cen Yang

Jianzhong Shi

Ridengcaicike Ai

Weidong Chen

Wentao Zhang

Jie Li

Yufei Kong

Yuntao Guan

Hualan Chen

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Abstract

In January 2020, the subclade 2.3.4.4h of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N6) virus infected migratory whooper swans and mute swans in Xinjiang, western China. The virus is lethal to chickens and ducks but has low pathogenicity in mice. Antigenically, this subclade is similar to the H5N1 vaccine seed virus Re-11.

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