Novel Reassortant Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus, China, 2021
Junhong Chen
1, Lingyu Xu
1, Tengfei Liu
1, Shumin Xie
1, Ke Li, Xiao Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Yifan Wu, Xinkai Wang, Jinfeng Wang, Keyi Shi, Beibei Niu, Ming Liao
, and Weixin Jia
Author affiliations: South China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Guangzhou, China (J. Chen, L. Xu, T. Liu, S. Xie, X. Li, M. Zhang, Y. Wu, X. Wang, J. Wang, K. Shi, B. Niu, M. Liao, W. Jia); Experimental Animal Center, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou (S. Xie); Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute, Kunming, Yunnan, China (K. Li); Key Laboratory of Zoonoses and Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China (M. Liao, W. Jia); Key Laboratory of Zoonoses Prevention and Control of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou (W. Jia)
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Figure 1. Distribution of confirmed cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) virus in humans, China, 2021. A) Provinces of the outbreaks and number of infected persons. A red X indicates a deceased person, and colors represent the number of infected persons. B) Region of novel H5N6 virus isolation from birds (chickens, ducks) and the environment (green icon). The red areas on the map indicate the provinces where human cases occurred in 2021. Insets indicate islands of China, additional sites of poultry breeding and human habitation.
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