Regional Transmission and Reassortment of 2.3.4.4b Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Viruses in Bulgarian Poultry 2017/18

Regional Transmission and Reassortment of 2.3.4.4b Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Viruses in Bulgarian Poultry 2017/18

Between 2017 and 2018, several farms across Bulgaria reported outbreaks of H5 highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses. In this study we used genomic and traditional epidemiological analyses to trace the origin and subsequent spread of these outbreaks within Bulgaria. Both methods indicate t...

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Main Authors: Divya Venkatesh, Adam Brouwer, Gabriela Goujgoulova, Richard Ellis, James Seekings, Ian H. Brown, Nicola S. Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
avian influenza
HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza)
2.3.4.4b
poultry outbreak
genomic epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/6/605

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