Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Cameroon, 2017

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jul;24(7):1367-1370. doi: 10.3201/eid2407.172120.

Abstract

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4 spread into West Africa in late 2016 during the autumn bird migration. Genetic characterization of the complete genome of these viruses detected in wild and domestic birds in Cameroon in January 2017 demonstrated the occurrence of multiple virus introductions.

Keywords: Cameroon; H5N8; clade 2.3.4.4; highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; influenza; viruses.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild
  • Birds / virology
  • Cameroon / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Genes, Viral
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype* / classification
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype* / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype* / pathogenicity
  • Influenza in Birds
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Influenza, Human / history
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Public Health Surveillance
  • Virulence