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Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024
Dispatch
Cocirculation of Genetically Distinct Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N5 and H5N1 Viruses in Crows, Hokkaido, Japan
Yik Lim Hew, Takahiro Hiono
, Isabella Monne, Kei Nabeshima, Saki Sakuma, Asuka Kumagai, Shunya Okamura, Kosuke Soda, Hiroshi Ito, Mana Esaki, Kosuke Okuya, Makoto Ozawa, Toshiyo Yabuta, Hiroki Takakuwa, Linh Bao Nguyen, Norikazu Isoda, Kohtaro Miyazawa, Manabu Onuma, and Yoshihiro Sakoda
, Isabella Monne, Kei Nabeshima, Saki Sakuma, Asuka Kumagai, Shunya Okamura, Kosuke Soda, Hiroshi Ito, Mana Esaki, Kosuke Okuya, Makoto Ozawa, Toshiyo Yabuta, Hiroki Takakuwa, Linh Bao Nguyen, Norikazu Isoda, Kohtaro Miyazawa, Manabu Onuma, and Yoshihiro Sakoda
Table 1
H5 viruses isolated in Hokkaido and Kumamoto, Japan, in winter 2023–24 in study of cocirculation of genetically distinct highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N5 and H5N1 viruses in crows*
| Virus name | Subgroup | Date† | City/town | Latitude | Longitude | Accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B067/2023 (H5N1) |
G2d |
2023 Nov 23 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18591747 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B068/2023 (H5N1) |
G2d |
2023 Nov 24 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18594618 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/0112F066T/2023 (H5N5) |
G2a |
2023 Dec 19 |
Erimo |
42°00′59”N |
143°08′53”E |
EPI_ISL_18837770 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/0112F066C/2023 (H5N5) |
G2a |
2023 Dec 19 |
Erimo |
42°00′59”N |
143°08′53”E |
EPI_ISL_18838019 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B073/2024 (H5N5) |
G2a |
2024 Jan 8 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18792212 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B074/2024 (H5N5) |
G2a |
2024 Jan 9 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18830859 |
| A/crow/Hokkaido/B075/2024 (H5N5) |
G2a |
2024 Jan 11 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18830860 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B076/2024 (H5N1) |
G2d |
2024 Jan 12 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18830861 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B078/2024 (H5N1) |
G2d |
2024 Jan 17 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18876661 |
| A/carrion crow/Hokkaido/B079/2024 (H5N1) |
G2d |
2024 Jan 18 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18876662 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B080/2024 (H5N1) |
G2d |
2024 Jan 22 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18932042 |
| A/carrion crow/Hokkaido/B081/2024 (H5N1) |
G2d |
2024 Jan 26 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_18876663 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B104/2024 (H5N5) |
G2a |
2024 Feb 20 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_19033207 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B120/2024 (H5N5) |
G2a |
2024 Mar 16 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_19055087 |
| A/large-billed crow/Hokkaido/B157/2024 (H5N5) |
G2a |
2024 Apr 30 |
Sapporo |
43°03′50”N |
141°20′35”E |
EPI_ISL_19174744 |
| A/peregrine falcon/Kumamoto/4301C001/2024 (H5N5) | G2d | 2024 Jan 16 | Kumamoto | 32°56′07”N | 130°33′45”E | EPI_ISL_18876660 |
*Accession numbers are from GISAID (https://www.gisaid.org). †Date of sample collection.
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