TY - JOUR AU - Salaheldin, Ahmed AU - El-Hamid, Hatem Salah Abd AU - Elbestawy, Ahmed AU - Veits, Jutta AU - Hafez, Hafez AU - Mettenleiter, Thomas AU - Abdelwhab, Elsayed T1 - Multiple Introductions of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus into Poultry, Egypt, 2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 5 SP - 943 SN - 1080-6059 AB - After high mortality rates among commercial poultry were reported in Egypt in 2017, we genetically characterized 4 distinct influenza A(H5N8) viruses isolated from poultry. Full-genome analysis indicated separate introductions of H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 reassortants from Europe and Asia into Egypt, which poses a serious threat for poultry and humans. KW - H5N8 KW - clade 2.3.4.4 KW - highly pathogenic avian influenza virus KW - domestic birds KW - ducks KW - Egypt KW - Africa KW - migratory birds KW - viruses KW - influenza DO - 10.3201/eid2405.171935 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/17-1935_article ER - End of Reference