Characterization of H5N1 influenza A virus that caused the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Saudi Arabia

Characterization of H5N1 influenza A virus that caused the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Saudi Arabia

Introduction: Saudi Arabia (SA) experienced a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak in domesticated birds in 2007. Methodology: Forty-three hemagglutinin (HA) and 41 neuraminidase (NA) genes of HPAI H5N1 viruses were sequenced and phylogenetic analyses of completely sequenced genes...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Ali Al-Qahtani, Muhammad Mubin, Fahad N. Almajhdi, Saud Alarifi, Damian M. dela Cruz, Muhammad Shah Nawaz ul Rehman, Mahmoud Moussa Ismail, Nisar Ahmed, Mohamed H. Al-Blowi, Hanif Khalak, Mohammed N. Al-Ahdal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
influenza virus
hemagglutinin
neuraminidase
phylogenetic analysis
genetic clades
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/6546
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