| novel avian influenza a (h5n6) viruses isolated in migratory waterfowl before the first human case reported in china, 2014. | in may 2014, china formally confirmed the first human infection with the novel h5n6 avian influenza virus (aiv) in sichuan province. before the first human case was reported, surveillance of aivs in wild birds resulted in the detection of three h5n6 viruses in faecal samples from migratory waterfowl in chenhu wetlands, hubei province, china. genetic and phylogenetic analyses revealed that these three novel viruses were closely related to the h5n6 virus that has caused human infections in china s ... | 2016 | 27431568 |
| temporal and spatial characteristics of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in china during 2004 to 2015. | identifying the temporal and spatial characteristics of highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai) outbreaks is very important for developing effective and appropriate countermeasures against hpai and promoting sustainable development in the poultry industry. this study aimed to analyze four aspects of the temporal and spatial characteristics of hpai outbreaks in china, including the frequency of hpai outbreaks, numbers of dead animals (died or culled), types of hpai viruses, and species of infect ... | 2017 | 28453859 |