letter · Emerging infectious diseases

Circulation of Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Saudi Arabia

Hussain Mohammed Al-Ghadeer
Malik Peiris
Marshad A. Al-Aqil
Ali Abdul-Al
Samy Kasem
Alex W. H. Chin
Ibrahim Qasim
Ehab M.A. Rihan
Salah S. Abdel Rahman
Ahmed Zaki
Ehab M. Abd-Allah
Haogao Gu
Daniel K. W. Chu
Sanad S. Alharbi
Ali Al-Doweriej
Yousef M. Alhammad
Mohammed R. Aljasir
Ali AL-Sahaf
Ali H. Aljassem
Leo L. M. Poon

201813 citationsOpen accessKafr el-Sheikh University

Abstract

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses have been detected in several continents. However, limited viral sequence data are available from countries in the Middle East. We report full-genome analyses of highly pathogenic H5N8 viruses recently detected in different provinces in Saudi Arabia.

Research topics

Influenza Virus Research Studies
Viral Infections and Vectors
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

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DOI: 10.3201/eid2410.180846

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