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. 2022 Jan 1;58(1):211-214.
doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-21-00032.

Isolation and Identification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N6 Virus from Migratory Waterfowl in Western Mongolia

Ulaankhuu Ankhanbaatar  1 , Tserenchimed Sainnokhoi  1 , Tirumala B K Settypalli  2 , Sneha Datta  2 , Delgerzul Gombo-Ochir  1 , Buyantogtokh Khanui  1 , Gantsetseg Dorj  1 , Ganzorig Basan  1 , Giovanni Cattoli  2 , William G Dundon  2 , Charles E Lamien  2
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Isolation and Identification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N6 Virus from Migratory Waterfowl in Western Mongolia

Ulaankhuu Ankhanbaatar et al. J Wildl Dis. .

Abstract

In April 2020, two Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) and one Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) were found dead at three different locations in western Mongolia. Virus isolation from organs taken from the carcasses and full genome sequencing revealed that all three birds were positive for highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza virus (HPAIV) belonging to subclade 2.3.4.4h. Confirming similar reports from central Mongolia and western China, these findings have important implications for the monitoring, control, and management of HPAIVs in wild bird and commercial poultry populations in Mongolia.

Keywords: Avian influenza; H5N6; Mongolia; Swan Goose; Whooper Swan; subclade 2.3.4.4h.

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