Intracontinental and intercontinental dissemination of Asian H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (clade 2.3. 4.4) in the winter of 2014–2015

T Saito, T Tanikawa, Y Uchida… - Reviews in medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Asian H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) that possess the clade 2.3. 4.4
HA gene have been identified in wild birds and poultry since late 2014 in both Europe and …

Avian influenza A H5N1 virus: a continuous threat to humans

KKW To, KHL Ng, TL Que, JMC Chan… - Emerging microbes & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
We report the first case of severe pneumonia due to co-infection with the emerging avian
influenza A (H5N1) virus subclade 2.3. 2.1 and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The patient was a …

Acquisition of human-type receptor binding specificity by new H5N1 influenza virus sublineages during their emergence in birds in Egypt

Y Watanabe, MS Ibrahim, HF Ellakany… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus subtype H5N1 is currently widespread in Asia,
Europe, and Africa, with 60% mortality in humans. In particular, since 2009 Egypt has …

Emergence of a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus from a low-pathogenic progenitor

I Monne, A Fusaro, MI Nelson, L Bonfanti… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Avian influenza (AI) viruses of the H7 subtype have the potential to evolve into highly
pathogenic (HP) viruses that represent a major economic problem for the poultry industry …

Evidence for differing evolutionary dynamics of A/H5N1 viruses among countries applying or not applying avian influenza vaccination in poultry

G Cattoli, A Fusaro, I Monne, F Coven, T Joannis… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 (clade 2.2) was introduced into Egypt in
early 2006. Despite the control measures taken, including mass vaccination of poultry, the …

Disentangling the role of Africa in the global spread of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza

A Fusaro, B Zecchin, B Vrancken, C Abolnik… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The role of Africa in the dynamics of the global spread of a zoonotic and economically-
important virus, such as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5Nx of the Gs/GD …

Complex reassortment of multiple subtypes of avian influenza viruses in domestic ducks at the Dongting Lake Region of China

G Deng, D Tan, J Shi, P Cui, Y Jiang, L Liu… - Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
To gain insight into the ecology of avian influenza viruses (AIV), we conducted active
influenza virus surveillance in domestic ducks on farms located on the flyway of migratory …

[HTML][HTML] Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in poultry, Nigeria, 2015

I Monne, C Meseko, T Joannis, I Shittu… - Emerging infectious …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To the Editor: In Nigeria, from February 2006 through July 2008, outbreaks of highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 virus infection in poultry negatively …

Live bird markets in Nigeria: a potential reservoir for H9N2 avian influenza viruses

L Sulaiman, I Shittu, A Fusaro, B Inuwa, B Zecchin… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since 2006, multiple outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) have been reported in Nigeria
involving different subtypes. Surveillance and molecular epidemiology have revealed the …

Spatio-temporal epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Nigeria, 2006–2008

PS Ekong, E Ducheyne, TE Carpenter… - Preventive veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
From 2006 to 2008, outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) virus of the
H5N1 subtype occurred among poultry in Nigeria. We described the spatio-temporal …