1. Isolation and Identification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N6 Virus from Migratory Waterfowl in Western Mongolia
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Ganzorig Basan, Ulaankhuu Ankhanbaatar, Delgerzul Gombo-Ochir, Charles Euloge Lamien, Sneha Datta, Buyantogtokh Khanui, Tirumala B. K. Settypalli, William G. Dundon, Tserenchimed Sainnokhoi, Gantsetseg Dorj, and Giovanni Cattoli
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Whole genome sequencing ,Anser cygnoides ,Ecology ,Zoology ,Animals, Wild ,Subclade ,Mongolia ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Isolation (microbiology) ,biology.organism_classification ,Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ,Virus ,Ducks ,Goose ,Influenza A virus ,Whooper swan ,Influenza in Birds ,biology.animal ,medicine ,Animals ,Phylogeny ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
In April 2020, two Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) and one Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) were found dead at three different locations in western Mongolia. Virus isolation from organs taken from the carcasses and full genome sequencing revealed that all three birds were positive for highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza virus (HPAIV) belonging to subclade 2.3.4.4h. Confirming similar reports from central Mongolia and western China, these findings have important implications for the monitoring, control, and management of HPAIVs in wild bird and commercial poultry populations in Mongolia.
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- 2022