Study shows transmissibility of H5N6 in pigeons, waterfowl

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Wild waterfowl like Mandarin ducks are natural hosts for avian influenza viruses (courtesy of VCG Photo).

This study suggests that the virus can transfer between different bird species, adapt, and successfully replicate itself in its new host, writes ARIEF FACHRUDIN.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N6 clade 2.3.4.4 is currently circulating in East Asia and has caused outbreaks in Europe, Africa, Nor...

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Arief Fachrudin
Managing Editor, Poultry & Meat Asia, Jakarta, Indonesia. Arief discovered interesting trends in the regional poultry industry during VIV Asia 2023 and shared them in ‘4 factors driving growth of poultry production in Asia’.