Isolation and Identification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N6 Virus from Migratory Waterfowl in Western Mongolia

Ulaankhuu Ankhanbaatar; Tserenchimed Sainnokhoi; Tirumala B. K. Settypalli; Sneha Datta; Delgerzul Gombo-Ochir; Buyantogtokh Khanui; Gantsetseg Dorj; Ganzorig Basan; Giovanni Cattoli; William G. Dundon; Charles E. Lamien

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-21-00032

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4 January 2022 Isolation and Identification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N6 Virus from Migratory Waterfowl in Western Mongolia

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 58(1):211-214 (2022). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00032

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In April 2020, two Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) and one Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) were found dead at three different locations in western Mongolia. Virus isolation from organs taken from the carcasses and full genome sequencing revealed that all three birds were positive for highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza virus (HPAIV) belonging to subclade 2.3.4.4h. Confirming similar reports from central Mongolia and western China, these findings have important implications for the monitoring, control, and management of HPAIVs in wild bird and commercial poultry populations in Mongolia.

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Ulaankhuu Ankhanbaatar, Tserenchimed Sainnokhoi, Tirumala B. K. Settypalli, Sneha Datta, Delgerzul Gombo-Ochir, Buyantogtokh Khanui, Gantsetseg Dorj, Ganzorig Basan, Giovanni Cattoli, William G. Dundon, and Charles E. Lamien "Isolation and Identification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N6 Virus from Migratory Waterfowl in Western Mongolia," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58(1), 211-214, (4 January 2022). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00032

Received: 5 March 2021; Accepted: 25 June 2021; Published: 4 January 2022

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