Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in farmed minks, Spain, October 2022

Agüero, Montserrat; Monne, Isabella; Sánchez, Azucena; Zecchin, Bianca; Fusaro, Alice; José Ruano, Marı́a; del Valle Arrojo, Manuel; Fernández-Antonio, Ricardo; Manuel Souto, Antonio; Tordable, Pedro; Cañás, Julio; Bonfante, Francesco; Giussani, Edoardo; Terregino, Calogero; Javier Orejas, Jesús

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.3.2300001

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in farmed minks, Spain, October 2022

Published in Eurosurveillance • Jan 19, 2023

Authors:

Montserrat Agüero

Isabella Monne

Azucena Sánchez

Abstract

In October 2022, an outbreak in Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in intensively farmed minks occurred in northwest Spain. A single mink farm hosting more than 50,000 minks was involved. The identified viruses belong to clade 2.3.4.4b, which is responsible of the ongoing epi...

Subject

Mink

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1

Outbreak

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