RARE INFLUENZA VIRUS SUBTYPES ISOLATED FROM BIRDS OF THE SOUTH OF WESTERN SIBERIA

Abstract

During avian influenza virus (AIV) surveillance in Russia, 2008, H15N4 subtype of the virus was isolated. All the H15 viruses had been previously isolated in Australia in 1979 and 1983. This is the first report about isolation. of AIV H15 subtype elsewhere. Genetic and. antigenic analyses were made. The significant antigenic differences between A/teal/Chany/7119/2008 strain and. reference strain A/shearwater/ Australia/2376/1979 were revealed. The results of this study show the necessity of monitoring for avian influenza viruses, study of pathogen genetic variability, evolution and ecology.

Keywords

• avian influenza
• russia
• rare subtypes