First detection of a pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus from laying hens in Northwestern Gabon

First detection of a pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b virus from laying hens in Northwestern Gabon

We report the first outbreak of a pathogenic avian influenza virus that occurred on 13 April 2022 in the locality of Meyang, in Gabon, causing the death of 17,498 laying hens. Molecular analysis revealed that the mass mortalities observed in laying hens were associated with serotype H5N1 whose strai...

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Main Authors: Gael Darren Maganga, Sonia Etenna Lekana-Douki, Lucie Marquet, Natacha Efoua Tomo, Daniel Obame Ondo, Jumafra Perside Koumba, Landry Mbou Mbina, Michel Dikongo, Barthélémy Ngoubangoye, Jean-Bernard Lekana-Douki, Augustin Mouinga-Ondeme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Cogent Food & Agriculture
Subjects:
H5N1 serotype
clade 2.3.4.4b
laying hens
first outbreak
Gabon
pathogenic avian influenza
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2024.2408850
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