Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2017)

Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus A(H5N6), Japan, November 2016

  • Masatoshi Okamatsu,
  • Makoto Ozawa,
  • Kosuke Soda,
  • Hiroki Takakuwa,
  • Atsushi Haga,
  • Takahiro Hiono,
  • Aya Matsuu,
  • Yuko Uchida,
  • Ritsuko Iwata,
  • Keita Matsuno,
  • Masakazu Kuwahara,
  • Toshiyo Yabuta,
  • Tatsufumi Usui,
  • Hiroshi Ito,
  • Manabu Onuma,
  • Yoshihiro Sakoda,
  • Takehiko Saito,
  • Koichi Otsuki,
  • Toshihiro Ito,
  • Hiroshi Kida

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161957
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 4
pp. 691 – 695

Abstract

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) A(H5N6) were concurrently introduced into several distant regions of Japan in November 2016. These viruses were classified into the genetic clade 2.3.4.4c and were genetically closely related to H5N6 HPAIVs recently isolated in South Korea and China. In addition, these HPAIVs showed further antigenic drift.

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