Abstract
In February 2022, mortalities among great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) were reported in the Parc National de Diawling, southwestern Mauritania. Samples were collected and processed, indicating the presence of high pathogenicity avian influenza subtype H5N1. A nearly complete genome was generated for one sample, revealing a high similarity [> 99.5% (H5) nucleotide sequence identity] with Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 identified in Europe in 2022.
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Sequences generated in this study have been submitted to GenBank under accession numbers OP874612 to OP874619.
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The sequences from this study were generated through the Sequencing Services of the Animal Production and Health Sub-programme of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division in Vienna, Austria.
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This study was supported by funds from the IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI) VETLAB Network. Drs Lemrabott and Bezeid were funded by Projet Régional de Renforcement des Systèmes de Surveillance des Maladies en Afrique de l’Ouest (REDISSE III-MR), Mauritania.
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ADB and WGD: conceptualization WGD, IKM, TBKS, SD, CEL: analysis, methodology, data curation. WGD: original draft writing and editing. ADB, BY, MLH, AE, SMH, NA, DB, HAB, DSD, ZEAS, LOM, BEM, MOB: sample collection. GC: resources, All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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Beyit, A.D., Meki, I.K., Barry, Y. et al. Avian influenza H5N1 in a great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Mauritania 2022. Vet Res Commun 47, 2193–2197 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-023-10100-6
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