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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Swans, China, 2020.

Journal:
Emerging infectious diseases
Year:
2021
Authors:
Li, Xiang et al.
Species:
bird

Abstract

In October 2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were detected in 2 dead swans in Inner Mongolia, China. Genetic analysis showed that the H5N8 isolates belong to clade 2.3.4.4b and that the isolates cluster with the H5N8 viruses isolated in Eurasia in the fall of 2020.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33834988/