New Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4b Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus in Wild Birds, South Korea, 2017–18
- Jung-Hoon Kwon
- Sol Jeong
- Dong-Hun Lee
- David E. Swayne
- Yu-jin Kim
- Sun-hak Lee
- Jin-Yong Noh
- Tseren-Ochir Erdene-Ochir
- Jei-Hyun Jeong
- Chang-Seon Song
Publication date
October 2018
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ISSN
1080-6040 Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases Citation count (estimate)
1Abstract
We isolated new reassortant avian influenza A(H5N6) viruses from feces of wild waterfowl in South Korea during 2017–18. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that reassortment occurred between clade 2.3.4.4b H5N8 and Eurasian low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses circulating in wild birds. Dissemination to South Korea during the 2017 fall migratory season followed
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