Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Dominant subtype switch in avian influenza viruses during 2016–2019 in China

  • Yuhai Bi,
  • Juan Li,
  • Shanqin Li,
  • Guanghua Fu,
  • Tao Jin,
  • Cheng Zhang,
  • Yongchun Yang,
  • Zhenghai Ma,
  • Wenxia Tian,
  • Jida Li,
  • Shuqi Xiao,
  • Liqiang Li,
  • Renfu Yin,
  • Yi Zhang,
  • Lixin Wang,
  • Yantao Qin,
  • Zhongzi Yao,
  • Fanyu Meng,
  • Dongfang Hu,
  • Delong Li,
  • Gary Wong,
  • Fei Liu,
  • Na Lv,
  • Liang Wang,
  • Lifeng Fu,
  • Yang Yang,
  • Yun Peng,
  • Jinmin Ma,
  • Kirill Sharshov,
  • Alexander Shestopalov,
  • Marina Gulyaeva,
  • George F. Gao,
  • Jianjun Chen,
  • Yi Shi,
  • William J. Liu,
  • Dong Chu,
  • Yu Huang,
  • Yingxia Liu,
  • Lei Liu,
  • Wenjun Liu,
  • Quanjiao Chen,
  • Weifeng Shi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19671-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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In this study, the authors present a genomic surveillance of avian influenza genomes sampled from live poultry markets in China. They report that a number of variants have emerged since 2016 that pose an increased risk to humans. They highlight the importance of continuous genome surveillance of circulating influenza strains.