Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2021)

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4h in Wild Birds and Live Poultry Markets, Bangladesh

  • Jasmine C.M. Turner,
  • Subrata Barman,
  • Mohammed M. Feeroz,
  • M. Kamrul Hasan,
  • Sharmin Akhtar,
  • Trushar Jeevan,
  • David Walker,
  • John Franks,
  • Patrick Seiler,
  • Nabanita Mukherjee,
  • Lisa Kercher,
  • Pamela McKenzie,
  • Tommy Lam,
  • Rabeh El-Shesheny,
  • Richard J. Webby

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2709.210819
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 9
pp. 2492 – 2494

Abstract

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Migratory birds play a major role in spreading influenza viruses over long distances. We report highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) viruses in migratory and resident ducks in Bangladesh. The viruses were genetically similar to viruses detected in wild birds in China and Mongolia, suggesting migration-associated dissemination of these zoonotic pathogens.

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