TY - JOUR AU - Hanna, Amanda AU - Banks, Jill AU - Marston, Denise AU - Ellis, Richard AU - Brookes, Sharon AU - Brown, Ian T1 - Genetic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N8) Virus from Domestic Ducks, England, November 2014 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 5 SP - 879 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Genetic sequences of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) virus in England have high homology to those detected in mainland Europe and Asia during 2014. Genetic characterization suggests this virus is an avian-adapted virus without specific affinity for zoonoses. Spatio-temporal detections of H5N8 imply a role for wild birds in virus spread. KW - Highly pathogenic avian influenza KW - HPAI KW - H5N8 KW - influenza KW - viruses KW - poultry KW - ducks KW - zoonoses KW - molecular epidemiology KW - England KW - China KW - Japan KW - South Korea KW - Germany KW - the Netherlands DO - 10.3201/eid2105.141954 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-1954_article ER - End of Reference