Avian influenza H5N1 in a great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Mauritania 2022

Abdellahi Diambar Beyit; Irene K Meki; Yahya Barry; Mohamed Lemine Haki; Abdellahi El Ghassem; Sidi Mohamed Hamma; Navee Abdelwahab; Baba Doumbia; Hacen Ahmed Benane; Daf Sehla Daf; Zein El Abidine Sidatt; Lemrabott Ould Mekhalla; Bezeid El Mamy; Mohamed Ould Baba Gueya; Tirumala Bharani Kumar Settypalli; Hatem Ouled Ahmed Ben Ali; Sneha Datta; Giovanni Cattoli; Charles E Lamien; William G Dundon

doi:10.1007/s11259-023-10100-6

Avian influenza H5N1 in a great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Mauritania 2022

Vet Res Commun. 2023 Dec;47(4):2193-2197. doi: 10.1007/s11259-023-10100-6. Epub 2023 Mar 17.

Authors

Abdellahi Diambar Beyit¹, Irene K Meki², Yahya Barry¹, Mohamed Lemine Haki¹, Abdellahi El Ghassem¹, Sidi Mohamed Hamma¹, Navee Abdelwahab¹, Baba Doumbia³, Hacen Ahmed Benane³, Daf Sehla Daf⁴, Zein El Abidine Sidatt⁴, Lemrabott Ould Mekhalla⁵, Bezeid El Mamy^{5

6}, Mohamed Ould Baba Gueya⁷, Tirumala Bharani Kumar Settypalli², Hatem Ouled Ahmed Ben Ali², Sneha Datta², Giovanni Cattoli², Charles E Lamien², William G Dundon⁸

Affiliations

¹ Office National de Recherches Et de Développement de L'Elevage Et du Pastoralisme (ONARDEP), Nouakchott, Mauritania.
² Animal Production and Health Laboratory, Animal Production and Health Section, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Joint FAO/IAEA Division, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
³ Direction Des Services Vétérinarie (DVS), Ministère de L'Elevage, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
⁴ Parc National de Diawlings, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
⁵ REDISSE III-MR, Ministère de L'Elevage, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
⁶ Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement Technologique (ISET) de Rosso, Ministère de L'Enseignement Supérieur, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
⁷ Ministère de L'Elevage, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
⁸ Animal Production and Health Laboratory, Animal Production and Health Section, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Joint FAO/IAEA Division, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria. W.Dundon@iaea.org.

PMID: 36930249
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-023-10100-6

Abstract

In February 2022, mortalities among great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) were reported in the Parc National de Diawling, southwestern Mauritania. Samples were collected and processed, indicating the presence of high pathogenicity avian influenza subtype H5N1. A nearly complete genome was generated for one sample, revealing a high similarity [> 99.5% (H5) nucleotide sequence identity] with Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 identified in Europe in 2022.

Keywords: Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1; Mauritania; Pelican; Highly pathogenic avian influenza.

MeSH terms

Animals
Birds
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype* / genetics
Influenza in Birds*
Mauritania
Phylogeny