Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4 of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus, Taiwan, 2017

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jun;24(6):1147-1149. doi: 10.3201/eid2406.172071.

Abstract

A highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus of clade 2.3.4.4 was detected in a domestic duck found dead in Taiwan during February 2017. The endemic situation and continued evolution of various reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in Taiwan warrant concern about further reassortment and a fifth wave of intercontinental spread.

Keywords: H5N6; Taiwan; clade 2.3.4.4; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; influenza; phylogenetic analysis; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Genotype*
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Influenza A virus / classification*
  • Influenza A virus / genetics*
  • Influenza A virus / pathogenicity
  • Influenza in Birds / epidemiology*
  • Influenza in Birds / virology*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Influenza, Human / history
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • RNA, Viral
  • Reassortant Viruses*
  • Taiwan / epidemiology

Substances

  • RNA, Viral