Abstract
We identified influenza A(H9N2) virus G1 lineage in poultry in Burkina Faso. Urgent actions are needed to raise awareness about the risk associated with spread of this zoonotic virus subtype in the area and to construct a strategy for effective prevention and control of influenza caused by this virus.
Highlights
Bianca Zecchin,1 Germaine Minoungou,1 Alice Fusaro, Sidi Moctar, Anne Ouedraogo-Kaboré, Alessia Schivo, Annalisa Salviato, Sabrina Marciano, Isabella Monne
We identified influenza A(H9N2) virus G1 lineage in poultry in Burkina Faso
The maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree of the hemagglutinin (HA) gene showed that the H9N2 subtype virus from Burkina Faso belonged to the G1 lineage, which has remarkable zoonotic potential
Summary
Bianca Zecchin,1 Germaine Minoungou,1 Alice Fusaro, Sidi Moctar, Anne Ouedraogo-Kaboré, Alessia Schivo, Annalisa Salviato, Sabrina Marciano, Isabella Monne. Author affiliations: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padova, Italy We identified influenza A(H9N2) virus G1 lineage in poultry in Burkina Faso.
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