Detection of H5N1 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses in Four Raptors and Two Geese in Japan in the Fall of 2022-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Detection of H5N1 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses in Four Raptors and Two Geese in Japan in the Fall of 2022

Published:2023-09-01 Issue:9 Volume:15 Page:1865
ISSN:1999-4915
Container-title:Viruses
language:en
Short-container-title:Viruses

Author:

Nabeshima Kei¹,Takadate Yoshihiro²^ORCID,Soda Kosuke³,Hiono Takahiro⁴^ORCID,Isoda Norikazu⁴^ORCID,Sakoda Yoshihiro⁴^ORCID,Mine Junki²^ORCID,Miyazawa Kohtaro²^ORCID,Onuma Manabu¹^ORCID,Uchida Yuko²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Biodiversity Division, Ecological Risk Assessment and Control Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Ibaraki, Japan

2. Emerging Virus Group, Division of Zoonosis Research, National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba 305-0856, Ibaraki, Japan

3. Avian Zoonosis Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Tottori, Japan

4. Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Hokkaido, Japan

Abstract

In the fall of 2022, high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) were detected from raptors and geese in Japan, a month earlier than in past years, indicating a shift in detection patterns. In this study, we conducted a phylogenetic analysis on H5N1 HPAIVs detected from six wild birds during the 2022/2023 season to determine their genetic origins. Our findings revealed that these HPAIVs belong to the G2 group within clade 2.3.4.4b, with all isolates classified into three subgroups: G2b, G2d, and G2c. The genetic background of the G2b virus (a peregrine falcon-derived strain) and G2d viruses (two raptors and two geese-derived strains) were the same as those detected in Japan in the 2021/2022 season. Since no HPAI cases were reported in Japan during the summer of 2022, it is probable that migratory birds reintroduced the G2b and G2d viruses. Conversely, the G2c virus (a raptor-derived strain) was first recognized in Japan in the fall of 2022. This strain might share a common ancestor with HPAIVs from Asia and West Siberia observed in the 2021/2022 season. The early migration of waterfowl to Japan in the fall of 2022 could have facilitated the early invasion of HPAIVs.

Funder

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Virology,Infectious Diseases

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/9/1865/pdf

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