Authors: Shimon Perk Caroline BanetNoach Natalia Golender Lubov Simanov Ezra Rozenblut Sagit Nagar Shimon Pokamunski Michael Pirak Yevgenii Tendler Maricarmen García Alexander Panshin
Publish Date: 2007/07/07
Volume: 35, Issue: 3, Pages: 497-502
Abstract
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A viruses AIV have caused outbreaks among domestic poultry and wild aquatic birds in many Asian European and African countries since 1997 In March 2006 an avian H5N1 influenza A virus was isolated from poultry in Israel In the present study we molecularly characterized the hemagglutinin HA and neuraminidase NA genes of eleven H5N1 viruses isolated from domestic poultry in Israel and Gaza in March–April 2006 Phylogenetic analysis of the HA and NA genes showed that the Israeli and Gazian viruses were closely related to viruses isolated in Egypt in 2006We thank Mrs Rivi AscarelliGoell MSc Mrs Magda David MSc Mrs Ekaterina Lapin and Mrs Faina Golender for excellent technical assistance This study was supported by the Kameya Grant of the Israel Ministry of Absorption by Research Grant No IS367905 from BARD the United StatesIsrael Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund and by Grant No 847–0319 from the Poultry Association of the Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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