Emerging infectious diseases · 2015 · 92 citations · 10 references
BiologyViral EvolutionVirus EpidemiologyEmerging Infectious DiseasesNew H5nx CombinationsMedicineEvolutionary BiologyPathogenesisNatural SciencesEmergent VirusVirologyStrain SelectionH5 GenesVirus ClassificationH5n8 VirusesVirus PhylogenyRapid EmergenceEpidemiology
In 2014, novel highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N2, H5N5, H5N6, and H5N8 viruses caused outbreaks in Asia, Europe, and North America. The H5 genes of these viruses form a monophyletic group that evolved from a clade 2.3.4 H5N1 variant. This rapid emergence of new H5Nx combinations is unprecedented in the H5N1 evolutionary history.
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