Volume 24, Number 4—April 2018
Dispatch
Novel Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus in the Netherlands, December 2017
Nancy Beerens
, Guus Koch, Rene Heutink, Frank Harders, D.P. Edwin Vries, Cynthia Ho, Alex Bossers, and Armin Elbers
, Guus Koch, Rene Heutink, Frank Harders, D.P. Edwin Vries, Cynthia Ho, Alex Bossers, and Armin Elbers
Table
Genetic composition of the HPAI H5N6 virus isolated in the Netherlands, 2017*
| Virus segment | GISAID no.† | Identity, % | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polymerase basic 2 | |||
| A/mallard duck/Netherlands/15/2011 (H6N8) | EPI889820 | 97 | European LPAI |
| A/Eurasian teal/Netherlands/1/2011 (H3N8) | EPI889410 | 97 | |
| A/mallard duck/Netherlands/20/2011 (H6N8) | EPI889594 | 97 | |
| A/greater white-fronted goose/Netherlands/6/2011 (H6N8) |
EPI1010712 |
97 |
|
| Polymerase basic 1 | |||
| A/chicken/Kalmykia/2643/2016 (H5N8) | EPI909458 | 99 | H5N8 HPAI 2016 |
| A/gadwall/Kurgan/2442/2016 (H5N8) | EPI961447 | 99 | |
| A/T_Dk/NL-Werkendam/16014159–001/2016 (H5N5) | EPI1117251 | 98 | |
| A/T_Dk/NL-Zeewolde/16013976–005/2016 (A/H5N8 |
EPI1019844 |
98 |
|
| Polymerase | |||
| A/T_Dk/NL-Monnickendam/16013865–006–008/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1019770 | 99 | H5N8 HPAI 2016 |
| A/magpie/NL-Volendam/16014331–002/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1019722 | 99 | |
| A/L-bl-ba-gull/NL-Sovon/16014324–014/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1019706 | 99 | |
| A/G_c_grebe/NL-Monnickendam/16013865–009–010/2016 (H5N8) |
EPI1019650 |
99 |
|
| Hemagglutinin | |||
| A/Eur_Wig/NL-Zoeterwoude/16015702–010/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1019638 | 99 | H5N8 HPAI 2016 |
| A/Eur_Wig/NL-Reeuwijk/16015903–003/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1019590 | 99 | |
| A/Eur_Wig/NL-Leidschendam/16015697–007/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1019582 | 99 | |
| A/Eur_Wig/NL-Gouda/16015824–001/2016 (H5N8) |
EPI1019550 |
99 |
|
| Nucleoprotein | |||
| A/gadwall/Kurgan/2442/2016 (H5N8) | EPI961450 | 99 | H5N8 HPAI 2016 |
| A/wild duck/Tatarstan/3059/2016 (H5N8) | EPI909453 | 99 | |
| A/T_Dk/NL-Werkendam/16014159–001/2016 (H5N5) | EPI1117254 | 99 | |
| A/mute swan/Kaliningrad/132/2017 (H5N8) |
EPI1044548 |
99 |
|
| Neuraminidase | |||
| A/chicken/Greece/39_2017b/2017 (H5N6) | EPI1122895 | 98 | H5N6 HPAI 2017 |
| A/spoonbill/Taiwan/DB645/2017 (H5N6) | EPI1119073 | 97 | |
| A/barnacle goose/Netherlands/2/2014 (H3N6) | EPI1011098 | 97 | European LPAI |
| A/mute swan/Shimane/3211A001/2017 (H5N6) |
LC335983 |
97 |
|
| Matrix protein | |||
| A/mulard_duck/Hungary/59163/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1032553 | 99 | H5N8 HPAI 2016 |
| A/mulard_duck/Hungary/62902/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1032527 | 99 | |
| A/mulard_duck/Hungary/60369/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1032519 | 99 | |
| A/goose/Hungary/59763/2016 (H5N8) |
EPI1032511 |
99 |
|
| Nonstructural protein | |||
| A/duck/Hungary/60441/2016 (H5N8) | EPI866979 | 99 | H5N8 HPAI 2016 |
| A/goose/Italy/17VIR6358–3/2017 (H5N8) | EPI1081973 | 99 | |
| A/swan/Italy/17VIR7064–1/2017 (H5N8) | EPI1081921 | 99 | |
| A/mulard duck/Hungary/59163/2016 (H5N8) | EPI1032556 | 99 |
*HPAI, highly pathogenic avian influenza; LPAI, low pathogenicity avian influenza.
†From GISAID EpiFlu database (http://platform.gisaid.org).
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