TY - JOUR AU - Chung, David AU - Gomez, Dejelia AU - Vargas, Julia AU - Amador, Belkis AU - Torchetti, Mia AU - Killian, Mary AU - Swayne, David AU - Lee, Dong-Hun T1 - Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (H5N2) Viruses, Dominican Republic T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 12 SP - 3094 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Low pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N2) virus was detected in poultry in the Dominican Republic in 2007 and re-emerged in 2017. Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis show introduction of an H5N2 virus lineage from Mexico into poultry in the Dominican Republic, then divergence into 3 distinct genetic subgroups during 2007–2019. KW - epidemiology KW - low pathogenicity avian influenza virus KW - H5N2 KW - wild bird KW - poultry KW - phylogenetic analysis KW - viruses KW - influenza KW - respiratory infections KW - zoonoses KW - vector-borne infections KW - Dominican Republic DO - 10.3201/eid2612.200268 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-0268_article ER - End of Reference