Highly pathogenic Avian influenza H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4b in Germany in 2016/2017

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Volumn 4, Issue JAN, 2018, Pages

  Globig, Anja ^a   Staubach, Christoph ^a   Sauter Louis, Carola ^a   Dietze, Klaas ^a   Homeier Bachmann, Timo ^a   Probst, Carolina ^a   Gethmann, Jörn ^a   Depner, Klaus R ^a   Grund, Christian ^a   Harder, Timm C ^a   Starick, Elke ^a   Pohlmann, Anne ^a   Höper, Dirk ^a   Beer, Martin ^a   Mettenleiter, Thomas C ^a   Conraths, Franz J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clade 2.3.4.4b; Farm to farm spread; Germany; H5N8; Highly pathogenic avian influenza; Outbreak investigations; Primary incursion; Wild water birds

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041342875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22971769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00240     Document Type: Article

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