Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Wild Red Foxes, the Netherlands, 2021

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Wild Red Foxes, the Netherlands, 2021
 
Rijks, Jolianne M; Hesselink, Hanna; Lollinga, Pim; Wesselman, Renee; Prins, Pier; Weesendorp, Eefke; Engelsma, Marc; Heutink, Rene; Harders, Frank; Kik, Marja; Rozendaal, Harry; van den Kerkhof, Hans; Beerens, Nancy
(2021) Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 27, issue 11, pp. 2960 - 2962
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Abstract
We detected infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b in 2 red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs found in the wild with neurologic signs in the Netherlands. The virus is related to avian influenza viruses found in wild birds in the same area.
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Keywords: Epidemiology, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2711.211281
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Note: Funding Information: This work was supported by FOCEM-Fondo para la Convergencia Estructural del Mercosur (COF03/11). Funding Information: This work was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality (project no. WOT-01-003-012). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
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