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CHP has released full H7N9 sequences (at GISAID) from 70M case in Hong Kong, A/Hong Kong/VB16189623/2016

CHP has release the first H7N9 sequence (at GISAID) for 2017, A/Hong Kong/VB17002884/2017

CHP has release full h7N9 sequence, A/Hong Kong/VB16184091/2016, (at GISAID) from December case, 75M.

The WHO Chinese National Influenza Center has released two full sets of clade 2.3.4.4 H5N2 sequences from Qinghai Lake collected in April 2015. Like the May 2016 H5N8 sequences, the outbreak was not reported by OIE http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public\..\temp\reports/en_fup_0000019568_20160122_124732.pdf The H5 from these two collections were related to the H5N8 clade 2.3.4.4 outbreak in South Korea in 2014.

Wuhan Institute of Virology has released full 2016 sequences (at GISAID) from an H5N8 outbreak at Qinghai Lake in May. Although this outbreak is not listed in OIE reports, the 48 sequences at GISAID suggest it was large and had a significant impact on bar-headed geese (on a par with the 2005 outbreak at Qinghai Lake).

Five sets of 2015 human Yunnan sequences are public at GISAID.

There are now three sets of human H5N6 sequences from 2014.

Recently released H5N6 sequences raise the number from December, 2015 collections to four.

The recently released H5N6 sequences from China, including human, greatly increased the sequence database at GISAID. There are now 3 set of 2016 human sequences.

47F Fatal Wugang Hunan Sheng China 219151 Confirmed Asia/China/Wugang City National Hunan Sheng / Lat.: 26.829805, Long.: 110.678293 18/11/2016 21/11/2016 Influenza - Avian H5N6 HPAI 1 1 Human Geocoords. Quality: Centroid Admin2 http://empres-i.fao.org/eipws3g/

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (December 1) received notification of an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangxi from the National Health and Family Planning Commission, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.The case involved a 30-year-old female farmer from Liuzhou. She developed symptoms on November 8 and was hospitalised on November 18. She is now in a serious condition. The patient had contact with dead poultry before the onset of symptoms. http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201612/01/P2016120100877.htm?utm_source=dlvr…

Available online 1 December 2016 In Press, Corrected Proof — Note to users Article Genesis, Evolution and Prevalence of H5N6 Avian Influenza Viruses in China http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312816304486