Evidence of Intercontinental Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus in 2023 in Jeju Island, South Korea
Evidence of Intercontinental Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus in 2023 in Jeju Island, South Korea
국립생태원보 / Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea, (P)2765-2203; (E)2765-2211
2025, v.6 no.1, pp.40-49
https://doi.org/10.22920/PNIE.2025.6.1.40
LoVan Thi(Van Thi Lo)
(College of Natural Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
JangJin Ho(Jin Ho Jang)
(College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University)
JangSeong Sik(Seong Sik Jang)
(College of Natural Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
MunDa Young(Da Young Mun)
(College of Natural Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
KangMin Chang(Min Chang Kang)
(College of Natural Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
YoukSungsu(Sungsu Youk)
(Chungbuk National University College of Medicine)
YunYoung-Min(Young-Min Yun)
(College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University)
KimHye Kwon(Hye Kwon Kim)
(College of Natural Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
LoVan Thi,
JangJin Ho,
JangSeong Sik,
MunDa Young,
KangMin Chang,
YoukSungsu,
YunYoung-Min,
&
KimHye Kwon.
(2025). Evidence of Intercontinental Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus in 2023 in Jeju Island, South Korea. , 6(1), 40-49, https://doi.org/10.22920/PNIE.2025.6.1.40
초록
We isolated a highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, A/Northern Shoveler/Jeju/D60/2023, from a deceased shoveler in Jeju Island, South Korea, in December 2023. The isolate was genetically related to HPAIVs in North America and Japan, which have recently caused a pandemic. Phylogeographic analysis showed that the isolated H5N1 virus had a different origin compared to those recently reported in the mainland of South Korea, with the HA and NA gene segments closely related to those from Japan and North America, respectively. This finding highlights the multi-faceted introduction of the genetically distinct HPAIV H5N1 into South Korea and provides potential evidence of intercontinental transmission between North America and East Asia.
- keywords
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
H5N1,
Japan,
Jeju Island,
North America,
South Korea
Abstract
We isolated a highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, A/Northern Shoveler/Jeju/D60/2023, from a deceased shoveler in Jeju Island, South Korea, in December 2023. The isolate was genetically related to HPAIVs in North America and Japan, which have recently caused a pandemic. Phylogeographic analysis showed that the isolated H5N1 virus had a different origin compared to those recently reported in the mainland of South Korea, with the HA and NA gene segments closely related to those from Japan and North America, respectively. This finding highlights the multi-faceted introduction of the genetically distinct HPAIV H5N1 into South Korea and provides potential evidence of intercontinental transmission between North America and East Asia.
- keywords
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
H5N1,
Japan,
Jeju Island,
North America,
South Korea
- 투고일Received
- 2024-11-08
- 수정일Revised
- 2025-01-03
- 게재확정일Accepted
- 2025-01-06
- 출판일Published
- 2025-02-01