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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2023

Global review of the H5N8 avian influenza virus subtype.

Saba Rafique, Farooq Rashid, Sajda Mushtaq, Akbar Ali, Meng Li, Sisi Luo, Liji Xie, Zhixun Xie

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Saba RafiqueSB Diagnostic Laboratory, Sadiq Poultry Pvt. Ltd, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Farooq RashidDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China.
Sajda MushtaqSB Diagnostic Laboratory, Sadiq Poultry Pvt. Ltd, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Akbar AliPoultry Research Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Meng LiDepartment of Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, China.
Sisi LuoDepartment of Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, China.
Liji XieDepartment of Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, China.
Zhixun XieDepartment of Biotechnology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, China.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs · CNChongqing Public Health Medical Center · CNGuangxi Veterinary Research Institute · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orthomyxoviruses are negative-sense, RNA viruses with segmented genomes that are highly unstable due to reassortment. The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N8 emerged in wild birds in China. Since its emergence, it has posed a significant threat to poultry and human health. Poultry meat is considered an inexpensive source of protein, but due to outbreaks of HPAI H5N8 from migratory birds in commercial flocks, the poultry meat industry has been facing severe financial crises. This review focuses on occasional epidemics that have damaged food security and poultry production across Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East, Africa, and America. HPAI H5N8 viral sequences have been retrieved from GISAID and analyzed. Virulent HPAI H5N8 belongs to clade 2.3.4.4b, Gs/GD lineage, and has been a threat to the poultry industry and the public in several countries since its first introduction. Continent-wide outbreaks have revealed that this virus is spreading globally. Thus, continuous sero- and viro-surveillance both in commercial and wild birds, and strict biosecurity reduces the risk of the HPAI virus appearing. Furthermore, homologous vaccination practices in commercial poultry need to be introduced to overcome the introduction of emergent strains. This review clearly indicates that HPAI H5N8 is a continuous threat to poultry and people and that further regional epidemiological studies are needed.

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avian influenza viruscontrol and preventionepidemiologyH5N8 subtypesurveillance

Identifiers

PMID37333639
PMCPMC10272346
OpenAlexW4379229378

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