Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus in Wild Birds, Chile
Naomi Ariyama
1, Catalina Pardo-Roa
1, Gabriela Muñoz, Carolina Aguayo, Claudia Ávila, Christian Mathieu, Leonardo I. Almonacid, Rafael A. Medina, Barbara Brito, Magdalena Johow
, and Victor Neira
Author affiliations: Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile (N. Ariyama, G. Muñoz, V. Neira); Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (C. Pardo-Roa, L.I. Almonacid, R.A. Medina); Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG), Santiago (C. Aguayo, C. Ávila, C. Mathieu, M. Johow); Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (R.A. Medina); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA (R.A. Medina); Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, New South Wales, Australia (B. Brito)
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Figure 1. Distribution of samples collected and tested for HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus in wild birds, Chile. A) Map of Chile shows regions positive and negative for HPAIV. B) Detail of area in which affected birds were sampled. Size and color of circles indicate sample size and percent positivity. HPAIV, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus.
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