Novel H5N6 reassortants bearing the clade 2.3. 4.4 b HA gene of H5N8 virus have been detected in poultry and caused multiple human infections in China

W Gu, J Shi, P Cui, C Yan, Y Zhang… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The globally circulating H5N8 avian influenza viruses bearing the clade 2.3. 4.4 b
hemagglutinin (HA) gene are responsible for the loss of more than 33 million domestic …

Bidirectional movement of emerging H5N8 avian influenza viruses between Europe and Asia via migratory birds since early 2020

G Zhang, B Li, J Raghwani, B Vrancken… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Migratory birds play a critical role in the rapid spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza
(HPAI) H5N8 virus clade 2.3. 4.4 across Eurasia. Elucidating the timing and pattern of virus …

Genetic and biological characteristics of the globally circulating H5N8 avian influenza viruses and the protective efficacy offered by the poultry vaccine currently used …

P Cui, X Zeng, X Li, Y Li, J Shi, C Zhao, Z Qu… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
The H5N8 avian influenza viruses have been widely circulating in wild birds and are
responsible for the loss of over 33 million domestic poultry in Europe, Russia, Middle East …

Detection of new H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in winter 2021–2022 in the far east, which are genetically close to those in Europe

N Isoda, M Onuma, T Hiono, I Sobolev, HY Lim… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) cases in wild birds due to H5N1 HPAI virus
(HPAIV) infection were reported in northern Japan in the winter of 2021–2022. To …

The alarming situation of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in 2019–2023

Z Zhang, Z Lei - Global Medical Genetics, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have the potential to cause severe illness in wild birds,
domestic poultry, and humans. The ongoing circulation of highly pathogenic avian influenza …

[HTML][HTML] Genetically diverse highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1/H5N8) viruses among wild waterfowl and domestic poultry, Japan, 2021

K Okuya, J Mine, K Tokorozaki, I Kojima… - Emerging Infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genetic analyses of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 subtype viruses isolated from the
Izumi Plain, Japan, revealed cocirculation of 2 genetic groups of clade 2.3. 4.4 b viruses …

Genetics of Japanese H5N8 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses isolated in winter 2020–2021 and their genetic relationship with avian influenza viruses in …

J Mine, R Tsunekuni, T Tanikawa… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In winter 2020–2021, Japan experienced multiple serious outbreaks of H5N8 high
pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI)—52 outbreaks at poultry farms and 58 cases in wild …

Newly emerged genotypes of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza viruses in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan during winter 2020/21

K Okuya, AM Khalil, M Esaki, N Nishi… - Journal of General …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
During the 2020/21 winter season, 29 and 10 H5N8 high pathogenicity avian influenza
viruses (HPAIVs) were isolated from environmental water and wild birds, respectively, in …

Genetics of H5N1 and H5N8 High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated in Japan in Winter 2021–2022

J Mine, Y Takadate, A Kumagai, S Sakuma… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
In winter 2021–2022, H5N1 and H5N8 high-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses
(HPAIVs) caused serious outbreaks in Japan: 25 outbreaks of HPAI at poultry farms and 107 …

Re-emergence of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in wild birds, China

J Li, C Zhang, J Cao, Y Yang, H Dong… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In mid-November 2020, deaths of whooper swan were reported in the Yellow River
Reservoir Area, China. In the present study, we describe the genetic characterizations and …