Volume 27, Number 11—November 2021
Dispatch
Genetically Divergent Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Viruses in Wild Birds, Eastern China
Guimei He, Le Ming, Xiang Li, Yuhe Song, Ling Tang, Min Ma, Jie Cui
, and Tianhou Wang
, and Tianhou Wang
Table
Nucleotide sequence identity of 5 representative avian influenza A(H5N8) isolates from 5 different host species, Shanghai, China, 2020
| Isolates | Gene segment | Homologous strains* | GISAID accession no. | Identity, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDS20103116 |
Polymerase basic 2 protein | A/duck/Korea/H439/2020 (A/H5N8) | EPI1845982 | 99.9 |
| Polymerase basic 1 protein | A/duck/Korea/H439/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1845983 | 99.9 | |
| Polymerase acidic protein | A/northern pintail/Hokkaido/M13/2020(H5N8) | EPI1818401 | 99.7 | |
| Hemagglutinin | A/duck/Korea/H439/2020 (A/H5N8) | EPI1845985 | 99.8 | |
| Nucleoprotein | A/duck/Korea/H439/2020 (A/H5N8) | EPI1845978 | 99.3 | |
| Neuraminidase | A/ duck/Korea/H439/2020 (A/H5N8) | EPI1845984 | 99.9 | |
| Matrix protein | A/chicken/Kagawa/11C/2020(H5N8) | EPI1815028 | 99.8 | |
| Nonstructural protein |
A/chicken/Kagawa/11C/2020(H5N8) |
EPI1815027 |
99.4 |
|
| JDS20843, JDS20843, JDS20867, JDS20876 |
Polymerase basic 2 protein | A/wild duck/Korea/H331/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1846695 | 99.6 |
| A/spot-billed duck/Korea/WA1000/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1846695 | 99.6 | ||
| Polymerase basic 1 protein | A/quail/Korea/H440/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1846512 | 99.7 | |
| A/chicken/Korea/H440/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1845991 | 99.7 | ||
| Polymerase acidic protein | A/chicken/Omsk/0119/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1813381 | 99.9 | |
| A/domestic duck/kazakhstan/1–274–20-B/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1811610 | 99.9 | ||
| Hemagglutinin | A/chicken/Korea/H544/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1850622 | 100.0 | |
| A/chicken/Korea/H001/2021 (H5N8) | EPI1846522 | 100.0 | ||
| Nucleoprotein | A/mallard/Kagoshima/ KU-d89/2021 (H5N8) | EPI1846675 | 99.9 | |
| A/spot-billed duck/Korea/Wa1000/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1846697 | 99.9 | ||
| Neuraminidase | A/wild duck/Korea/H331/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1850682 | 99.9 | |
| A/chicken/Korea/H002/2021 (H5N8) | EPI1846529 | 99.9 | ||
| Matrix protein | A/wild bird/Korea/H496–3/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1857465 | 100.0 | |
| A/chicken/Korea/H544/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1850662 | 100.0 | ||
| Nonstructural protein | A/Greylag_goose/England/033100/2020 (A/H5N8) | EPI1837929 | 99.8 | |
| A/turkey/Omsk/0003/2020 (H5N8) | EPI1846695 | 99.8 |
*List comprises the most or the 2 most homologous viruses available in GISAID (https://www.gisaid.org) for each gene segment.
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