We investigated influenza A(H5N6) viruses from migratory birds in Chungnam and Gyeonggi Provinces, South Korea following a reported die-off of poultry in nearby provinces in November 2017. Genetic analysis and virulence studies in chickens and ducks identified our isolate from December 2017 as a novel highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. It resulted from reassortment between the highly virulent H5N8 strain from Korea with the N6 gene from a low-pathogenic H3N6 virus from the Netherlands.
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【저자키워드】 influenza A virus, virulence, South Korea, H5N6, reassortant, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),
【저자키워드】 influenza A virus, virulence, South Korea, H5N6, reassortant, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),