First detection of a G1-like H9N2 virus in Russia, 2018

Sharshov, Kirill; Kurskaya, Olga; Sobolev, Ivan; Leonov, Sergey; Kabilov, Marsel; Tatyana, Alikina; Alekseev, Alexander; Derko, Anastasiya; Yushkov, Yuriy; Saito, Takehiko; Uchida, Yuko; Mine, Junki; Irza, Victor; Shestopalov, Alexander

doi:2019.59.1.37

Korean J Vet Res > Volume 59(1); 2019 > Article

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Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2019;59(1):37-42.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14405/kjvr.2019.59.1.37 Published online May 31, 2019.

First detection of a G1-like H9N2 virus in Russia, 2018

Kirill Sharshov¹, Olga Kurskaya¹, Ivan Sobolev¹, Sergey Leonov², Marsel Kabilov³, Alikina Tatyana³, Alexander Alekseev¹, Anastasiya Derko¹, Yuriy Yushkov², Takehiko Saito⁴, Yuko Uchida⁴, Junki Mine⁴, Victor Irza⁵, Alexander Shestopalov¹

¹Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine (CFTM)
²Siberian Federal Scientific Centre of Agro-BioTechnologies
³SB RAS Genomics Core Facility, Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine
⁴Division of Transboundary Animal Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO
⁵Federal Centre for Animal Health

Correspondence: Kirill Sharshov,
Email: sharshov@yandex.ru

Abstract

Worldwide, avian influenza H9N2 viruses of different lineages are the most widespread viruses in poultry. However, to date, cases in Russia have not been documented. In this study, we report the first detection of a G1-like H9N2 virus from poultry sampled at live-bird markets in Russia (Far East region) during the winter of 2018 (isolate A/chicken/Amur_Russia/17/2018). We assume there has been further circulation of the A/chicken/Amur_Russia/17/2018 H9N2 virus in the Russian Far East with possible distribution to other regions or countries in 2018-2019.

Key Words: H9N2 virus, genotype, poultry, Far East, Russia