Complete Genome Sequence of Influenza Virus H9N2 Associated with a Fatal Outbreak among Chickens in Dubai

Siu-Ying Lau; Sunitha Joseph; Kwok-Hung Chan; Honglin Chen; Nissy Annie Gerogy Patteril; Shyna K Elizabeth; Rubeena Muhammed; Vijay Baskar; Susanna K P Lau; Joerg Kinne; Ulrich Wernery; Patrick C Y Woo

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00752-16

Complete Genome Sequence of Influenza Virus H9N2 Associated with a Fatal Outbreak among Chickens in Dubai

Genome Announc. 2016 Aug 18;4(4):e00752-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00752-16.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
² Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
³ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
⁵ Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, United Arab Emirates pcywoo@hku.hk cvrl@cvrl.ae.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China pcywoo@hku.hk cvrl@cvrl.ae.

Abstract

We report the complete genome sequence of influenza virus H9N2 associated with a fatal outbreak among chickens in Dubai. All segments are clustered with avian H9N2 viruses circulating in the Middle East but distinct from those in southeast Asia. It is not a reassortant virus or transmitted from other regions.

Grants and funding

This work, including the efforts of Patrick CY Woo, was funded by Strategic Research Theme Fund, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. This work, including the efforts of Honglin Chen, was funded by Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) (7629/13M and 17103214), Hong Kong.