Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2008)

Reassortant Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) in Poultry, Nigeria, 2007

  • Isabella Monne,
  • Tony M. Joannis,
  • Alice Fusaro,
  • Paola De Benedictis,
  • Lami H. Lombin,
  • Husseini Ularamu,
  • Anthony Egbuji,
  • Poman Solomon,
  • Tim U. Obi,
  • Giovanni Cattoli,
  • Ilaria Capua

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1404.071178
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 4
pp. 637 – 640

Abstract

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Genetic characterization of a selection of influenza virus (H5N1) samples, circulating in 8 Nigerian states over a 39-day period in early 2007, indicates that a new reassortant strain is present in 7 of the 8 states. Our study reports an entirely different influenza virus (H5N1) reassortant becoming predominant and widespread in poultry.

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