TY - JOUR AU - Ip, Hon AU - Torchetti, Mia Kim AU - Crespo, Rocio AU - Kohrs, Paul AU - DeBruyn, Paul AU - Mansfield, Kristin AU - Baszler, Timothy AU - Badcoe, Lyndon AU - Bodenstein, Barbara AU - Shearn-Bochsler, Valerie AU - Killian, Mary Lea AU - Pedersen, Janice AU - Hines, Nichole AU - Gidlewski, Thomas AU - DeLiberto, Thomas AU - Sleeman, Jonathan T1 - Novel Eurasian Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A H5 Viruses in Wild Birds, Washington, USA, 2014 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 5 SP - 886 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Novel Eurasian lineage avian influenza A(H5N8) virus has spread rapidly and globally since January 2014. In December 2014, H5N8 and reassortant H5N2 viruses were detected in wild birds in Washington, USA, and subsequently in backyard birds. When they infect commercial poultry, these highly pathogenic viruses pose substantial trade issues. KW - highly pathogenic avian influenza virus KW - HPAI KW - reassortment KW - A(H5N8) KW - A(H5N2) KW - H5N8 KW - H5N2 KW - intercontinental transmission KW - wild birds KW - United States KW - viruses KW - influenza DO - 10.3201/eid2105.142020 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-2020_article ER - End of Reference