Abstract
In October 2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were detected in 2 dead swans in Inner Mongolia, China. Genetic analysis showed that the H5N8 isolates belong to clade 2.3.4.4b and that the isolates cluster with the H5N8 viruses isolated in Eurasia in the fall of 2020.
Highlights
Author affiliations: Northeast Forestry University College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Harbin, China
In October 2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were detected in 2 dead swans in Inner Mongolia, China
Genetic analysis showed that the H5N8 isolates belong to clade 2.3.4.4b and that the isolates cluster with the H5N8 viruses isolated in Eurasia in the fall of 2020
Summary
Author affiliations: Northeast Forestry University College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Harbin, China In October 2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were detected in 2 dead swans in Inner Mongolia, China. In January 2020, clade 2.3.4.4h of HPAI A(H5N6) virus was detected in whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) and mute swans (C. olor) in Xinjiang [6]; no outbreaks of H5N8 in mainland China have been reported since 2017.
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