Novel HPAIV H5N8 Reassortant (Clade 2.3.4.4b) Detected in Germany

Novel HPAIV H5N8 Reassortant (Clade 2.3.4.4b) Detected in Germany

A novel H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) was detected in a greater white-fronted goose in January 2020 in Brandenburg, Germany, and, in February 2020, in domestic chickens belonging to a smallholding in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Full-genome sequencing was conducted on the MinI...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline King, Christoph Schulze, Andreas Engelhardt, Andreas Hlinak, Sara-Lisa Lennermann, Kerstin Rigbers, Jasmin Skuballa, Christoph Staubach, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Timm Harder, Martin Beer, Anne Pohlmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
avian influenza viruses
hpaiv
reassortment
h5n8
third-generation sequencing
minion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/3/281

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