2018•Emerging infectious diseasesOpen access

Novel Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus in the Netherlands, December 2017

Nancy Beerens, Guus Koch, René Heutink, Frank Harders, D.P. Edwin Vries, Cynthia K. Y. Ho, Alex Bossers, A.R.W. Elbers

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A novel highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus affecting wild birds and commercial poultry was detected in the Netherlands in December 2017. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the virus is a reassortant of H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 viruses and not related to the Asian H5N6 viruses that caused human infections.

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Key concepts: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, Highly pathogenic, Virology, Clade, Virus, Biology, Phylogenetic tree, H5N1 genetic structure