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SUBMITTER: Beerens N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7832006 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beerens Nancy N Germeraad Evelien A EA Venema Sandra S Verheij Eline E Pritz-Verschuren Sylvia B E SBE Gonzales Jose L JL
Emerging microbes & infections 20211201 1
Strategies to control spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses by wild birds appear limited, hence timely characterization of novel viruses is important to mitigate the risk for the poultry sector and human health. In this study we characterize three recent H5-clade 2.3.4.4 viruses, the H5N8-2014 group A virus and the H5N8-2016 and H5N6-2017 group B viruses. The pathogenicity of the three viruses for chickens, Pekin ducks and Eurasian wigeons was compared. The three viruses wer ...[more]