Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 Clade 2.3.4.4b in Germany in 2016/2017

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 Clade 2.3.4.4b in Germany in 2016/2017

Here, we report on the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4b in Germany. Between November 8, 2016, and September 30, 2017, more than 1,150 cases of HPAI H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4b in wild birds and 107 outbreaks in birds kept in captivity (92 poultry holdings and 15 zoo...

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Main Authors: Anja Globig, Christoph Staubach, Carola Sauter-Louis, Klaas Dietze, Timo Homeier-Bachmann, Carolina Probst, Jörn Gethmann, Klaus R. Depner, Christian Grund, Timm C. Harder, Elke Starick, Anne Pohlmann, Dirk Höper, Martin Beer, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Franz J. Conraths
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
highly pathogenic avian influenza
H5N8
clade 2.3.4.4b
Germany
wild water birds
outbreak investigations
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00240/full

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