Pohlmann Anne, Starick Elke, Harder Timm, Grund Christian, Höper Dirk, Globig Anja, Staubach Christoph, Dietze Klaas, Strebelow Günter, Ulrich Reiner G, Schinköthe Jan, Teifke Jens P, Conraths Franz J, Mettenleiter Thomas C, Beer Martin
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;23(4):633-636. doi: 10.3201/eid2304.161949. Epub 2017 Apr 15.
In November 2016, an influenza A(H5N8) outbreak caused deaths of wild birds and domestic poultry in Germany. Clade 2.3.4.4 virus was closely related to viruses detected at the Russia-Mongolia border in 2016 but had new polymerase acidic and nucleoprotein segments. These new strains may be more efficiently transmitted to and shed by birds.
2016年11月,一场甲型流感(H5N8)疫情导致德国的野生鸟类和家禽死亡。2.3.4.4分支病毒与2016年在俄罗斯-蒙古边境检测到的病毒密切相关,但具有新的聚合酶酸性蛋白和核蛋白片段。这些新毒株可能更有效地传播给鸟类并由鸟类传播。