H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Emergence of H5N1 avian influenza viruses with reduced sensitivity to neuraminidase inhibitors and novel reassortants in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Pandemic influenza viruses can emerge through continuous evolution and the acquisition of specific mutations or through reassortment. This study assessed the pandemic potential of H5N1 viruses isolated from poultry outbreaks occurring from July 2006 to September 2008 in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). We analyzed 29 viruses isolated from chickens and ducks and two from fatal human c...

Novel Reassortant H5N6 Influenza A Virus from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Is Highly Pathogenic in Chickens

Avian influenza viruses of H5 subtype can cause highly pathogenic disease in poultry. In March 2014, a new reassortant H5N6 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza virus emerged in Lao People's Democratic Republic. We have assessed the pathogenicity, pathobiology and immunological responses associated with this virus in chickens. Infection caused moderate to advanced disease in 6 of 6 chicken...

Lao People’s Democratic Republic Country Report on the Implementation of the Habitat Agenda in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

New Strain of Influenza A Virus (H5N1), Thailand

To the Editor: During 2004– 2005, 3 major waves of avian influenza outbreaks occurred in Thailand (1). The first wave was reported in early January 2004, the second in July 2004, and the third in October– December 2005. In total, 22 persons were infected and 14 died. Recently, a fourth wave began on July 23, 2006. The Thai Ministry of Public Health reported that avian influenza A (H5N1) virus k...

Avian influenza A(H5N6): the latest addition to emerging zoonotic avian influenza threats in East and Southeast Asia

Context of new emerging subtypes of Avian Influenza viruses in eastern Asia The first reported appearance of a global zoonotic influenza of avian origin dates from 1996, when an outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) occurred on a goose farm in Guangdong Province, China [Guan et Smith, 2013]. One year later, the H5N1 HPAI virus was recognised as a zoonotic agent with 18 human...