Genetic diversity and dissemination pathways of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza viruses from birds in Southwestern China along the East Asian-Australian migration flyway

Jiahao Zhang; Guangjie Lao; Ronghua Zhang; Zhengji Wei; Hexing Wang; Guanming Su; Nan Shan; Bo Li; Huanan Li; Yuandi Yu; Weixin Jia; Ming Liao; Wenbao Qi

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2017.11.009

Genetic diversity and dissemination pathways of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza viruses from birds in Southwestern China along the East Asian-Australian migration flyway

J Infect. 2018 Apr;76(4):418-422. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.11.009. Epub 2017 Dec 12.

Authors

Jiahao Zhang¹, Guangjie Lao¹, Ronghua Zhang², Zhengji Wei³, Hexing Wang², Guanming Su⁴, Nan Shan⁵, Bo Li⁴, Huanan Li⁴, Yuandi Yu⁶, Weixin Jia⁷, Ming Liao⁸, Wenbao Qi⁹

Affiliations

¹ CNational and Regional Joint Engineering Laboratory for Medicament of Zoonoses Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China.
² Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Honghe, Yunnan 654400, PR China.
³ Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Liuzhou, Guangxi 545005, PR China.
⁴ National and Regional Joint Engineering Laboratory for Medicament of Zoonoses Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China.
⁵ Nanjing Institution of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, PR China.
⁶ Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, PR China.
⁷ National and Regional Joint Engineering Laboratory for Medicament of Zoonoses Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China; Key Laboratory of Zoonoses, Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China; Key Laboratory of Zoonoses Prevention and Control of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China.
⁸ National and Regional Joint Engineering Laboratory for Medicament of Zoonoses Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China; Key Laboratory of Zoonoses, Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China; Key Laboratory of Zoonoses Prevention and Control of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China. Electronic address: mliao@scau.edu.cn.
⁹ National and Regional Joint Engineering Laboratory for Medicament of Zoonoses Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China; Key Laboratory of Zoonoses, Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China; Key Laboratory of Zoonoses Prevention and Control of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, PR China. Electronic address: qiwenbao@scau.edu.cn.

PMID: 29246638
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.11.009

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Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Animal Migration*
Animals
Asia
Australia
Birds / virology*
China / epidemiology
Evolution, Molecular*
Genetic Variation*
Genome, Viral
Influenza A virus / classification
Influenza A virus / genetics*
Influenza A virus / pathogenicity
Influenza in Birds / epidemiology
Influenza in Birds / transmission*
Influenza in Birds / virology
Phylogeny
Reassortant Viruses / genetics