Identification of two novel avian influenza a (H5N6) viruses in wild birds, Shanghai, in 2016

Guimei He; Lichen Zhou; Caihui Zhu; Hongliang Shi; Xiaofang Li; Di Wu; Jing Liu; Jiamin Lv; Chuanxia Hu; Zhihui Li; Zhenghuan Wang; Tianhou Wang

doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.07.017

Identification of two novel avian influenza a (H5N6) viruses in wild birds, Shanghai, in 2016

Vet Microbiol. 2017 Sep:208:53-57. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.07.017. Epub 2017 Jul 17.

Authors

Guimei He¹, Lichen Zhou², Caihui Zhu¹, Hongliang Shi³, Xiaofang Li¹, Di Wu⁴, Jing Liu¹, Jiamin Lv¹, Chuanxia Hu¹, Zhihui Li¹, Zhenghuan Wang¹, Tianhou Wang⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
² School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Zoo, Shanghai, China.
³ Chongming Forest Working-Station, Shanghai, China.
⁴ Shanghai Wildlife Conservation and Management Center, Shanghai, China.
⁵ School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: thwang@bio.ecnu.edu.cn.

PMID: 28888649
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.07.017

Abstract

The H5N6 avian influenza virus (AIV) has been continuously reported in wild birds, which may contribute to further geographical spread during their long-distance migrations. Active AIV surveillance in wild birds was conducted during October and November 2016 in Shanghai, China. Two novel influenza A (H5N6) viruses were detected in samples from migratory waterfowl that are genetically similar to recent South Korea and Japan H5N6 viruses collected in 2016 and 2017, highlighting the role of migratory waterfowl in the dissemination of H5N6 viruses along migratory flyways.

Keywords: China; H5N6; Wild birds.

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild*
Anseriformes / virology*
China / epidemiology
Genotype
Influenza A virus / classification*
Influenza A virus / isolation & purification
Influenza in Birds / epidemiology
Influenza in Birds / virology*
Phylogeny