TY - JOUR
T1 - The genetic diversity of influenza A viruses in wild birds in Peru
AU - Nelson, Martha I.
AU - Pollett, Simon
AU - Ghersi, Bruno
AU - Silva, Maria
AU - Simons, Mark P.
AU - Icochea, Eliana
AU - Gonzalez, Armando E.
AU - Segovia, Karen
AU - Kasper, Matthew R.
AU - Montgomery, Joel M.
AU - Bausch, Daniel G.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Our understanding of the global ecology of avian influenza A viruses (AIVs) is impeded by historically low levels of viral surveillance in Latin America. Through sampling and wholegenome sequencing of 31 AIVs from wild birds in Peru, we identified 10 HA subtypes (H1- H4, H6-H7, H10-H13) and 8 NA subtypes (N1-N3, N5-N9). The majority of Peruvian AIVs were closely related to AIVs found in North America. However, unusual reassortants, including a H13 virus containing a PA segment related to extremely divergent Argentinian viruses, suggest that substantial AIV diversity circulates undetected throughout South America.
AB - Our understanding of the global ecology of avian influenza A viruses (AIVs) is impeded by historically low levels of viral surveillance in Latin America. Through sampling and wholegenome sequencing of 31 AIVs from wild birds in Peru, we identified 10 HA subtypes (H1- H4, H6-H7, H10-H13) and 8 NA subtypes (N1-N3, N5-N9). The majority of Peruvian AIVs were closely related to AIVs found in North America. However, unusual reassortants, including a H13 virus containing a PA segment related to extremely divergent Argentinian viruses, suggest that substantial AIV diversity circulates undetected throughout South America.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0146059
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0146059
M3 - Article
C2 - 26784331
AN - SCOPUS:84958567760
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 11
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 1
M1 - e0146059
ER -