TY - JOUR AU - Fusaro, Alice AU - Monne, Isabella AU - Mulatti, Paolo AU - Zecchin, Bianca AU - Bonfanti, Lebana AU - Ormelli, Silvia AU - Milani, Adelaide AU - Cecchettin, Krizia AU - Lemey, Philippe AU - Moreno, Ana AU - Massi, Paola AU - Dorotea, Tiziano AU - Marangon, Stefano AU - Terregino, Calogero T1 - Genetic Diversity of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8/H5N5) Viruses in Italy, 2016–17 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 9 SP - 1543 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In winter 2016–17, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) and A(H5N5) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4 were identified in wild and domestic birds in Italy. We report the occurrence of multiple introductions and describe the identification in Europe of 2 novel genotypes, generated through multiple reassortment events. KW - influenza KW - influenza A virus KW - H5N8 subtype KW - H5N5 subtype KW - phylogeny KW - reassortments KW - Italy KW - viruses KW - respiratory infections KW - zoonoses KW - highly pathogenic avian influenza DO - 10.3201/eid2309.170539 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0539_article ER - End of Reference