Complete Genome Sequence of the First H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Chickens in Lebanon in 2016.

ABSTRACT: We generated the full genome of a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus that caused an outbreak on a chicken farm in Lebnaon in April 2016. Analysis revealed that the virus belonged to clade 2.3.2.1c that recently caused outbreaks in West Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5073251 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature