Genetic characterization of HPAI (H5N1) viruses from poultry and wild vultures, Burkina Faso

Mariette F Ducatez; Zekiba Tarnagda; Marc C Tahita; Adama Sow; Sebastien de Landtsheer; Brandon Z Londt; Ian H Brown; D M E Osterhaus; Ron A M Fouchier; Jean-Bosco B Ouedraogo; Claude P Muller

doi:10.3201/eid1304.061356

Genetic characterization of HPAI (H5N1) viruses from poultry and wild vultures, Burkina Faso

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Apr;13(4):611-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1304.061356.

Authors

Mariette F Ducatez¹, Zekiba Tarnagda, Marc C Tahita, Adama Sow, Sebastien de Landtsheer, Brandon Z Londt, Ian H Brown, D M E Osterhaus, Ron A M Fouchier, Jean-Bosco B Ouedraogo, Claude P Muller

Affiliation

¹ National Public Health Laboratory, Luxembourg.

Abstract

Genetic analysis of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) viruses from poultry and hooded vultures in Burkina Faso shows that these viruses belong to 1 of 3 sublineages initially found in Nigeria and later in other African countries. Hooded vultures could potentially be vectors or sentinels of influenza subtype H5N1, as are cats and swans elsewhere.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild / virology*
Burkina Faso / epidemiology
Chickens / virology
Disease Vectors
Falconiformes / virology*
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / classification
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / genetics
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / isolation & purification
Influenza in Birds / epidemiology
Influenza in Birds / virology*
Phylogeny
Poultry / virology*
Poultry Diseases / epidemiology
Poultry Diseases / virology
Sentinel Surveillance