Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) in Domestic Cats, South Korea

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Dec;24(12):2343-2347. doi: 10.3201/eid2412.180290.

Abstract

In December 2016, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infection with systemic pathologic lesions was found in cats in South Korea. Genetic analyses indicated that the feline isolates were similar to HPAI H5N6 viruses isolated in chicken farms nearby. This finding highlights the need for monitoring of domestic mammals during HPAI outbreaks.

Keywords: H5N6; HPAI; South Korea; cats; highly pathogenic avian influenza; influenza; influenza A; pathology; viruses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biopsy
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cat Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cat Diseases / virology*
  • Cats
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / genetics
  • Influenza A virus / classification
  • Influenza A virus / genetics*
  • Influenza A virus / pathogenicity
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung / virology
  • Male
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology

Substances

  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus
  • RNA, Viral