Multiple introductions of influenza A(H5N8) virus into poultry, Egypt, 2017

Ahmed H. Salaheldin; Hatem Salah Abd El-Hamid; Ahmed R. Elbestawy; Jutta Veits; Hafez M. Hafez; Thomas C. Mettenleiter; Elsayed M. Abdelwhab

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Multiple introductions of influenza A(H5N8) virus into poultry, Egypt, 2017

Salaheldin A
Abd El-Hamid H
Elbestawy A
et al.

Emerging Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid2405.171935

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After high mortality rates among commercial poultry were reported in Egypt in 2017, we genetically characterized 4 distinct influenza A(H5N8) viruses isolated from poultry. Full-genome analysis indicated separate introductions of H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 reassortants from Europe and Asia into Egypt, which poses a serious threat for poultry and humans.

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Salaheldin, A. H., Abd El-Hamid, H. S., Elbestawy, A. R., Veits, J., Hafez, H. M., Mettenleiter, T. C., & Abdelwhab, E. M. (2018, May 1). Multiple introductions of influenza A(H5N8) virus into poultry, Egypt, 2017. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.171935

Multiple introductions of influenza A(H5N8) virus into poultry, Egypt, 2017

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