TY - JOUR AU - Fusaro, Alice AU - Joannis, Tony AU - Monne, Isabella AU - Salviato, Annalisa AU - Yakubu, Bitrus AU - Meseko, Clement AU - Oladokun, Tinuke AU - Fassina, Sonia AU - Capua, Ilaria AU - Cattoli, Giovanni T1 - Introduction into Nigeria of a Distinct Genotype of Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 3 SP - 445 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Genetic characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (H5N1) isolated in July 2008 in Nigeria indicates that a distinct genotype, never before detected in Africa, reached the continent. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the viruses are genetically closely related to European and Middle Eastern influenza A (H5N1) isolates detected in 2007. KW - Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus KW - H5N1 KW - Nigeria KW - phylogenetic analysis KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1503.081161 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-1161_article ER - End of Reference