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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2024 Dec 3;31(1).
doi: 10.3201/eid3101.241210. Online ahead of print.
Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.2.1a in Traveler Returning to Australia from India, 2024
Yi-Mo Deng, Michelle Wille, Clyde Dapat, Ruopeng Xie, Olivia Lay, Heidi Peck, Andrew J Daley, Vijaykrishna Dhanasakeran, Ian G Barr
We report highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.2.1a in a child traveler returning to Australia from India. The virus was a previously unreported reassortant consisting of clade 2.3.2.1a, 2.3.4.4b, and wild bird low pathogenicity avian influenza gene segments. These findings highlight surveillance gaps in South Asia.
Keywords: Australia; H5N1; India; avian influenza; highly pathogenic; human; influenza; respiratory infections; traveler; viruses.
. 2024 Dec 3;31(1).
doi: 10.3201/eid3101.241210. Online ahead of print.
Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.2.1a in Traveler Returning to Australia from India, 2024
Yi-Mo Deng, Michelle Wille, Clyde Dapat, Ruopeng Xie, Olivia Lay, Heidi Peck, Andrew J Daley, Vijaykrishna Dhanasakeran, Ian G Barr
- PMID: 39625816
- DOI: 10.3201/eid3101.241210
We report highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.2.1a in a child traveler returning to Australia from India. The virus was a previously unreported reassortant consisting of clade 2.3.2.1a, 2.3.4.4b, and wild bird low pathogenicity avian influenza gene segments. These findings highlight surveillance gaps in South Asia.
Keywords: Australia; H5N1; India; avian influenza; highly pathogenic; human; influenza; respiratory infections; traveler; viruses.