Emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses in grebes in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia, China, in 2021

• Qiuzi Xu,
• Xinru Lü,
• Yi Li,
• Hua Luo,
• Zhen Zhang,
• Xiang Li,
• Rongxiu Qin,
• Qing An,
• Fengyi Qu,
• Zhenliang Zhao,
• Chengbo Zhang,
• Weidong Wang,
• Yuecheng Li,
• Yajun Wang,
• Xiangwei Zeng,
• Zhijun Hou,
• Jingqiang Ren,
• Yulong Wang,
• Yanbing Li,
• Hongliang Chai

Affiliations

Qiuzi Xu

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Xinru Lü

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Yi Li

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Hua Luo

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Zhen Zhang

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Xiang Li

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Rongxiu Qin

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Qing An

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Fengyi Qu

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Zhenliang Zhao

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Chengbo Zhang

Ordos Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ordos 017000, China

Weidong Wang

Monitoring Center for Terrestrial Wildlife Epidemic Diseases, Yinchuan 750000, China

Yuecheng Li

Monitoring Center for Terrestrial Wildlife Epidemic Diseases, Yinchuan 750000, China

Yajun Wang

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Xiangwei Zeng

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Zhijun Hou

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China

Jingqiang Ren

Wenzhou Key Laboratory for Virology and Immunology, Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, China; Correspondence Jingqiang Ren, Tel: +86-15943085036

Yulong Wang

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; Correspondence Yulong Wang, Tel: +86-13946025335

Yanbing Li

Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150040, China; Correspondence Yanbing Li, Tel: +86-451-51997168

Hongliang Chai

College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; Correspondence Hongliang Chai, Tel: +86-18745051188