Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2014)

Genetic Characterization of Clade 2.3.2.1 Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses, Indonesia, 2012

  • Ni Luh Putu Indi Dharmayanti,
  • Risza Hartawan,
  • Pudjiatmoko,
  • Hendra Wibawa,
  • Hardiman,
  • Amanda Balish,
  • Ruben Donis,
  • C. Todd Davis,
  • Gina Samaan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2004.130517
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 4
pp. 671 – 674

Abstract

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After reports of unusually high mortality rates among ducks on farms in Java Island, Indonesia, in September 2012, influenza A(H5N1) viruses were detected and characterized. Sequence analyses revealed all genes clustered with contemporary clade 2.3.2.1 viruses, rather than enzootic clade 2.1.3 viruses, indicating the introduction of an exotic H5N1 clade into Indonesia.

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