Emergence of chicken infection with novel reassortant H3N8 avian influenza viruses genetically close to human H3N8 isolate, China

Zhimin Wan; Wenjie Jiang; Jianxi Gong; Zhehong Zhao; Ting Tang; Yafeng Li; Jianjun Zhang; Quan Xie; Tuofan Li; Hongxia Shao; Jinhua Liu; Aijian Qin; Jianqiang Ye

doi:10.1080/22221751.2022.2128437

Emergence of chicken infection with novel reassortant H3N8 avian influenza viruses genetically close to human H3N8 isolate, China

Emerg Microbes Infect. 2022 Dec;11(1):2553-2555. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2128437.

Authors

Zhimin Wan^{1

2

3

4}, Wenjie Jiang^{1

2

3

4}, Jianxi Gong^{1

2

3

4}, Zhehong Zhao^{1

2

3

4}, Ting Tang^{1

2

3

4}, Yafeng Li^{1

2

3

4}, Jianjun Zhang⁵, Quan Xie^{1

2

3

4}, Tuofan Li^{1

2

3

4}, Hongxia Shao^{1

2

3

4}, Jinhua Liu⁶, Aijian Qin^{1

2

3

4}, Jianqiang Ye^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Key Laboratory for Avian Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, People's Republic of China.
² Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, People's Republic of China.
³ Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, People's Republic of China.
⁵ Sinopharm Yangzhou VAC Biological Engineering Co. Ltd, Yangzhou, People's Republic of China.
⁶ Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Chickens
China
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype*
Influenza A virus* / genetics
Influenza in Birds* / epidemiology
Phylogeny
Reassortant Viruses / genetics

Grants and funding

The study was support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers 32002262, 32192450], Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province [grant number BK20200922] and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).