Influenza A(H5N8) virus isolation in Russia, 2014

Arch Virol. 2015 Nov;160(11):2857-60. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2570-4. Epub 2015 Aug 26.

Abstract

In this study, we report the isolation of influenza A(H5N8) virus from a Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) in Sakha Republic of the Russian Far East. The strain A/wigeon/Sakha/1/2014 (H5N8) has been shown to be pathogenic for mammals. It is similar to the strains that caused outbreaks in wild birds and poultry in Southeast Asia and Europe in 2014.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild / virology
  • Birds
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype
  • Influenza A virus / classification
  • Influenza A virus / genetics
  • Influenza A virus / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza in Birds / epidemiology
  • Influenza in Birds / virology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Poultry
  • Poultry Diseases / virology*
  • Russia / epidemiology