Continuing evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in Bangladeshi live poultry markets

Since November 2008, we have conducted active avian influenza surveillance in Bangladesh. Clades 2.2.2, 2.3.4.2, and 2.3.2.1a of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses have all been identified in Bangladeshi live poultry markets (LPMs), although, since the end of 2014, H5N1 viruses have been...

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Main Authors: Subrata Barman, Jasmine C. M. Turner, M. Kamrul Hasan, Sharmin Akhtar, Rabeh El-Shesheny, John Franks, David Walker, Patrick Seiler, Kimberly Friedman, Lisa Kercher, Trushar Jeevan, Pamela McKenzie, Richard J Webby, Robert G Webster, Mohammed M Feeroz
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1605845
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author Subrata Barman
Jasmine C. M. Turner
M. Kamrul Hasan
Sharmin Akhtar
Rabeh El-Shesheny
John Franks
David Walker
Patrick Seiler
Kimberly Friedman
Lisa Kercher
Trushar Jeevan
Pamela McKenzie
Richard J Webby
Robert G Webster
Mohammed M Feeroz
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Sharmin Akhtar
Rabeh El-Shesheny
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Patrick Seiler
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Trushar Jeevan
Pamela McKenzie
Richard J Webby
Robert G Webster
Mohammed M Feeroz
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description Since November 2008, we have conducted active avian influenza surveillance in Bangladesh. Clades 2.2.2, 2.3.4.2, and 2.3.2.1a of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses have all been identified in Bangladeshi live poultry markets (LPMs), although, since the end of 2014, H5N1 viruses have been exclusively from clade 2.3.2.1a. In June 2015, a new reassortant H5N1 virus (H5N1-R1) from clade 2.3.2.1a was identified, containing haemagglutinin, neuraminidase, and matrix genes of H5N1 viruses circulating in Bangladesh since 2011, plus five other genes of Eurasian-lineage low pathogenic avian influenza A (LPAI) viruses. Here we report the status of circulating avian influenza A viruses in Bangladeshi LPMs from March 2016 to January 2018. Until April 2017, H5N1 viruses exclusively belonged to H5N1-R1 clade 2.3.2.1a. However, in May 2017, we identified another reassortant H5N1 (H5N1-R2), also of clade 2.3.2.1a, wherein the PA gene segment of H5N1-R1 was replaced by that of another Eurasian-lineage LPAI virus related to A/duck/Bangladesh/30828/2016 (H3N8), detected in Bangladeshi LPM in September 2016. Currently, both reassortant H5N1-R1 and H5N1-R2 co-circulate in Bangladeshi LPMs. Furthermore, some LPAI viruses isolated from LPMs during 2016–2017 were closely related to those from ducks in free-range farms and wild birds in Tanguar haor, a wetland region of Bangladesh where ducks have frequent contact with migratory birds. These data support a hypothesis where Tanguar haor-like ecosystems provide a mechanism for movement of LPAI viruses to LPMs where reassortment with poultry viruses occurs adding to the diversity of viruses at this human-animal interface.
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spelling doaj-art-91f2f1bddda34f5194bd778f0e1964ef2025-08-20T03:17:32ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512019-01-018165066110.1080/22221751.2019.1605845Continuing evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in Bangladeshi live poultry marketsSubrata Barman0Jasmine C. M. Turner1M. Kamrul Hasan2Sharmin Akhtar3Rabeh El-Shesheny4John Franks5David Walker6Patrick Seiler7Kimberly Friedman8Lisa Kercher9Trushar Jeevan10Pamela McKenzie11Richard J Webby12Robert G Webster13Mohammed M Feeroz14Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, BangladeshSince November 2008, we have conducted active avian influenza surveillance in Bangladesh. Clades 2.2.2, 2.3.4.2, and 2.3.2.1a of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses have all been identified in Bangladeshi live poultry markets (LPMs), although, since the end of 2014, H5N1 viruses have been exclusively from clade 2.3.2.1a. In June 2015, a new reassortant H5N1 virus (H5N1-R1) from clade 2.3.2.1a was identified, containing haemagglutinin, neuraminidase, and matrix genes of H5N1 viruses circulating in Bangladesh since 2011, plus five other genes of Eurasian-lineage low pathogenic avian influenza A (LPAI) viruses. Here we report the status of circulating avian influenza A viruses in Bangladeshi LPMs from March 2016 to January 2018. Until April 2017, H5N1 viruses exclusively belonged to H5N1-R1 clade 2.3.2.1a. However, in May 2017, we identified another reassortant H5N1 (H5N1-R2), also of clade 2.3.2.1a, wherein the PA gene segment of H5N1-R1 was replaced by that of another Eurasian-lineage LPAI virus related to A/duck/Bangladesh/30828/2016 (H3N8), detected in Bangladeshi LPM in September 2016. Currently, both reassortant H5N1-R1 and H5N1-R2 co-circulate in Bangladeshi LPMs. Furthermore, some LPAI viruses isolated from LPMs during 2016–2017 were closely related to those from ducks in free-range farms and wild birds in Tanguar haor, a wetland region of Bangladesh where ducks have frequent contact with migratory birds. These data support a hypothesis where Tanguar haor-like ecosystems provide a mechanism for movement of LPAI viruses to LPMs where reassortment with poultry viruses occurs adding to the diversity of viruses at this human-animal interface.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1605845Bangladeshlive poultry marketavian influenza A virushighly pathogenic H5N1 virusesH9N2 virusesdomestic ducks
spellingShingle Subrata Barman
Jasmine C. M. Turner
M. Kamrul Hasan
Sharmin Akhtar
Rabeh El-Shesheny
John Franks
David Walker
Patrick Seiler
Kimberly Friedman
Lisa Kercher
Trushar Jeevan
Pamela McKenzie
Richard J Webby
Robert G Webster
Mohammed M Feeroz
Continuing evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in Bangladeshi live poultry markets
Emerging Microbes and Infections
Bangladesh
live poultry market
avian influenza A virus
highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses
H9N2 viruses
domestic ducks
title Continuing evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in Bangladeshi live poultry markets
title_full Continuing evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in Bangladeshi live poultry markets
title_fullStr Continuing evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in Bangladeshi live poultry markets
title_full_unstemmed Continuing evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in Bangladeshi live poultry markets
title_short Continuing evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in Bangladeshi live poultry markets
title_sort continuing evolution of highly pathogenic h5n1 viruses in bangladeshi live poultry markets
topic Bangladesh
live poultry market
avian influenza A virus
highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses
H9N2 viruses
domestic ducks
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1605845
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