Surveillance and Genetic Analysis of Low-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Feces of Wild Birds in Mongolia, 2021 to 2023

The introduction of novel highly pathogenic (HPAI) viruses into Korea has been attributed to recombination events occurring at breeding sites in the Northern Hemisphere. This has increased interest in monitoring and genetically analyzing avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in northern regions, such as Mo...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2024-04, Vol.14 (7), p.1105
Main Authors: Kang, Yong-Myung, Tseren Ochir, Erdene-Ochir, Heo, Gyeong-Beom, An, Se-Hee, Jeong, Hwanseok, Dondog, Urankhaich, Myagmarsuren, Temuulen, Lee, Youn-Jeong, Lee, Kwang-Nyeong
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Language:English
Subjects:
Avian influenza
Avian influenza viruses
Bird migration
Collaboration
Feces
Genetic aspects
Genomes
Influenza
Mongolia
Phylogenetics
surveillance
Viral infections
Viruses
wild bird
Winter
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Summary:The introduction of novel highly pathogenic (HPAI) viruses into Korea has been attributed to recombination events occurring at breeding sites in the Northern Hemisphere. This has increased interest in monitoring and genetically analyzing avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in northern regions, such as Mongolia, which share migratory bird flyways with Korea. AIVs in Mongolia were monitored by analyzing 10,149 fecal samples freshly collected from wild birds from April to October in 2021 to 2023. The prevalence of AIVs in wild birds was 1.01%, with a total of 77 AIVs isolated during these 3 years. These 77 AIVs included hemagglutinin ( ) subtypes H1, H2, H3, H4, H6, H10 and H13 and neuraminidase ( ) subtypes N1, N2, N3, N6, N7 and N8. The most frequently detected subtype combinations were H3N8 (39.0%) and H4N6 (19.5%), although HPAI viruses were not detected. Genetic analysis indicated that theses AIVs isolated from Mongolian samples were closely related to AIVs in wild birds in Korea, including those of Eurasian lineage. These findings indicate the necessity of continuous AIV surveillance and monitoring, as HPAI viruses introduced into Korea may derive from strains in Mongolia.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani14071105