Detection of Clade 2.3.4.4b Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus in Cambodia, 2021
Kimberly M. Edwards, Jurre Y. Siegers, Xiaoman Wei, Ammar Aziz, Yi-Mo Deng, Sokhoun Yann, Chan Bun, Seng Bunnary, Leonard Izzard, Makara Hak, Peter Thielen, Sothyra Tum, Frank Wong, Nicola S. Lewis, Joe James, Filip Claes, Ian G. Barr, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran
1, and Erik A Karlsson
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Author affiliations: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (K.M. Edwards, X. Wei, V. Dhanasekaran); Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (J.Y. Siegers, S. Yann, E.A. Karlsson); Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A. Aziz, Y.-M. Deng, I.G. Barr); National Animal Health and Production Research Institute, Phnom Penh (C. Bun, S. Bunnary, S. Tum); Australian Center for Disease Preparedness, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (L. Izzard, F. Wong); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Phnom Penh (M. Hak); Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (P. Theilen); Royal Veterinary College, London, UK (N.S. Lewis, J. James); OIE/FAO International Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Swine influenza and Newcastle Disease, Weybridge, UK (N.S. Lewis); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand (F. Claes)
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Figure 1. Location of live bird markets where highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were detected in Cambodia during 2018–2021. The map shows where both H5N6 and H5N8 subtypes of avian influenza A were detected.
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