Poultry Infection with Influenza Viruses of Wild Bird Origin, China, 2016

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jul;24(7):1375-1377. doi: 10.3201/eid2407.171220.

Abstract

Migratory birds may play a role in transmission of avian influenza virus. We report the infection of black-tailed gulls and chickens in eastern China with avian influenza (H13N2) and (H13N8) viruses. We found that these H13 viruses were transmitted from migratory birds to domestic poultry.

Keywords: China; H13N2; H13N8; Migratory birds; domestic poultry; influenza; influenza virus; public health; transmission; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild*
  • Birds
  • China / epidemiology
  • Genes, Viral
  • Influenza A virus / classification*
  • Influenza A virus / genetics*
  • Influenza in Birds / epidemiology*
  • Influenza in Birds / virology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Poultry Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Poultry Diseases / virology*
  • RNA, Viral

Substances

  • RNA, Viral