Volume 23, Number 9—September 2017
Dispatch
Genetic Diversity of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8/H5N5) Viruses in Italy, 2016–17
Table 1
Epidemiologic information for highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N5) and A(H5N8) viruses isolated from birds in Italy, 2016–17
Isolate | Type | Collection date | Region | Location | Site type | EpiFlu accession no.* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A/wigeon/Italy/16VIR9616-3/2016 |
H5N5 |
2016 Dec 29 |
Friuli Venezia Giulia |
Grado
(Gorizia) |
Natural park |
EPI888600-01, EPI954800-05 |
A/wigeon/Italy/17VIR57-3/2017 |
H5N8 |
2017 Jan 03 |
Friuli Venezia Giulia |
Grado
(Gorizia) |
Natural park |
EPI888085-92 |
A/gadwall/Italy/17VIR133-2/2017 |
H5N5 |
2017 Jan 10 |
Friuli Venezia Giulia |
Grado
(Gorizia) |
Natural park |
EPI954616-23 |
A/swan/Italy/17VIR537-2/2017 |
H5N8 |
2017 Jan 19 |
Friuli Venezia Giulia |
Aquileia
(Udine) |
Natural park |
EPI954552-59 |
A/turkey/Italy/17VIR538-1/2017 |
H5N8 |
2017 Jan 20 |
Veneto |
Mira
(Venice) |
Fattening turkeys farm |
EPI954560-67 |
A/turkey/Italy/17VIR576-11/2017 |
H5N8 |
2017 Jan 23 |
Veneto |
Piove di Sacco (Padua) |
Fattening turkeys farm |
EPI954568-75 |
A/chicken/Italy/17VIR653-12/2017 |
H5N8 |
2017 Jan 25 |
Veneto |
Porto Viro (Rovigo) |
Laying hens farm |
EPI954576-83 |
A/turkey/Italy/17VIR973-2/2017 |
H5N8 |
2017 Feb 01 |
Emilia Romagna |
Sorbolo
(Parma) |
Fattening turkeys farm |
EPI954584-91 |
A/turkey/Italy/17VIR1338-3/2017 |
H5N8 |
2017 Feb 14 |
Lombardy |
Monzambano (Mantova) |
Fattening turkeys farm |
EPI954592-99 |
A/turkey/Italy/17VIR1452-22/2017 | H5N8 | 2017 Feb 16 | Veneto | Gazzo Veronese (Verona) | Fattening turkeys farm | EPI954600-07 |
*GISAID EpiFlu database (http://platform.gisaid.org).
1These authors contributed equally to this article.