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Emerging zoonotic (respiratory) viruses in birds, bats and pigs. Surveillance, (meta)genomics, pathogenesis, virus ecology, evolution. Opinions are my own.
Feb 25, 2023 5 tweets 5 min read
Cambodian CDC releases a statement about the recent human #H5N1 infection in #Cambodia

Virus belongs to Clade 2.3.2.1c viruses (=endemic in Cambodia) and NOT 2.3.4.4b that is causing infections around the globe in poultry, wild birds, and mammalian species. @MarionKoopmans @JeremyFarrar @dirkeggink @edwardcholmes @E_A_Karlsson @peter_thielen @LouiseHMoncla @BillHanage @FluTrackers @vijay_lab @PeterDaszak @alexeidrummond @mvankerkhove @richardneher @DuckSwabber @thijskuiken