Avian influenza H5N8 outbreak in African penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Namibia, 2019

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dc.contributor.authorMolini, Umberto
dc.contributor.authorAikukutu, Gottlieb
dc.contributor.authorRoux, Jean-Paul
dc.contributor.authorKemper, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorNtahonshikira, Charles
dc.contributor.authorMarruchella, Giuseppe
dc.contributor.authorKhaiseb, S.
dc.contributor.authorCattoli, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorDundon, William G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-15T20:29:49Z
dc.date.available2020-10-15T20:29:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn January 2019, high mortalities were reported among African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in a breeding colony on Halifax Island, Namibia, Africa. Analysis of samples by reverse transcription quantitative PCR indicated the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N8. Sequence analysis of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes confirmed the presence of the virus in the birds and its high similarity to HPAI subtype H5N8 identified in South Africa in 2017. There have been no previous reports of HPAI H5N8 in Namibia.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUmberto, M., et al. (2020). Avian Influenza H5N8 Outbreak in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Namibia, 2019. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 56(1), 1-5.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/2904
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectHighly pathogenic avian influenzaen_US
dc.subjectPenguinsen_US
dc.titleAvian influenza H5N8 outbreak in African penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Namibia, 2019en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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