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

Jolianne M. Rijks,Hanna Hesselink,Pim Lollinga,Renee Wesselman,Pier Prins,Eefke Weesendorp,Marc Y. Engelsma,Rene Heutink,Frank Harders,Marja Kik,H. Rozendaal,Hans van den Kerkhof,Nancy Beerens

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

2021

Jolianne M. Rijks
Hanna Hesselink
Pim Lollinga
Renee Wesselman
Pier Prins
Eefke Weesendorp
Marc Y. Engelsma
Rene Heutink
Frank Harders
Marja Kik
H. Rozendaal
Hans van den Kerkhof
Nancy Beerens

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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highly pathogenic
Vulpes
Clade
Influenza A virus
Neurologic Signs
Virus
H5N1 virus
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1
Biology
Virology

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