Genome sequence of equine influenza virus isolated from horses in southeast Kazakhstan in 2020

Yelizaveta Khan; Yermukhammet Kassymbekov; Symbat Suleimenova; Kobey Karamendin; Temirlan Sabyrzhan; Sardоr Nuralibekov; Klara Daulbayeva; Abdikalyk Abishov; Moldir Akhmetzhanova; Nurlan Akhmetsadykov; Zhanat Batanova; Aidyn Kydyrmanov

doi:10.1128/MRA.00433-23

Genome sequence of equine influenza virus isolated from horses in southeast Kazakhstan in 2020

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Nov 16;12(11):e0043323. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00433-23. Epub 2023 Oct 12.

Affiliations

¹ Research and Production Center for Microbiology and Virology , Almaty, Kazakhstan.
² Virology laboratory , Almaty, Kazakhstan.
³ Kazakh National Agrarian Research University , Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Abstract

An influenza virus strain, A/equine/Almaty/268/2020, was isolated from horses in southeast Kazakhstan in 2020. Here, we present the nearly complete genome sequence of this epidemic strain. This study was aimed at obtaining the complete genome sequence of the isolate.

Keywords: EIV; H3N8; gene; horse; influenza virus A; sequence; virus.