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| Language: | en |
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Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
2025
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| Online Access: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41011850/ |
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- Genetic Diversity of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated in Hokkaido, Japan, During Winter 2024-2025. Isoda, Norikazu Hew, Lim Yik Nishikawa, Kazuki Takaya, Fumihito Shimazu, Yo Kobayashi, Daiki Nabeshima, Kei Honjyo, Hisako Esaki, Mana Okuya, Kosuke Soda, Kosuke Ito, Hiroshi Kumagai, Asuka Nishiura, Hayate Hiono, Takahiro Takakuwa, Hiroki Usui, Tatsufumi Ozawa, Makoto Uchida, Yuko Onuma, Manabu Sakoda, Yoshihiro Animals Japan Influenza in Birds Phylogeny Genetic Variation Influenza A virus Seasons Birds Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus Chickens Genetic and antigenic analyses were performed on highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) isolated in Hokkaido, northern Japan, during the winter of 2024-2025. Ninety-eight HPAIVs were isolated from feces of waterfowl, tracheal swabs from dead wild birds, or lung homogenates from dead chickens. Phylogenetic analysis of the hemagglutinin (HA) gene from 47 representative isolates revealed that all sequences belonged to the G2d subgroup of clade 2.3.4.4b H5HA, which has been the dominant lineage in Hokkaido since the winter of 2021-2022. These isolates were further divided into three major groups within the subgroup. The HPAIVs isolated in the Republic of Korea, China, and North America were genetically closely related to the Hokkaido isolates, whereas no HPAIVs genetically related to European strains or those detected in North American cattle were identified. Furthermore, HPAIVs isolated from seabirds were genetically closely related to those found in dead marine mammals along the eastern coast of Hokkaido in the spring of 2025. No apparent antigenic differences were observed between the HPAIVs isolated in this study and those from previous seasons. These findings highlight the wide distribution of HPAIVs in Hokkaido, particularly from Asian and North American lineages, and underscore the importance of continuous surveillance.