Genetic and antigenic characterization of H5, H6 and H9 avian influenza viruses circulating in live bird markets with intervention in the center part of Vietnam

•The efficacy of the intervention LBMs in Vietnam was evaluated.•Various subtypes of AI viruses were identified at both types of LBMs.•H5N6 viruses (clade 2.3.4.4) are genetically related to those isolated in China.•H6 and H9 viruses at both types of LBMs were genetically identical.•Hygiene practice...

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Published in:Veterinary microbiology 2016-08, Vol.192, p.194-203
Main Authors: Chu, Duc-Huy, Okamatsu, Masatoshi, Matsuno, Keita, Hiono, Takahiro, Ogasawara, Kohei, Nguyen, Lam Thanh, Van Nguyen, Long, Nguyen, Tien Ngoc, Nguyen, Thuy Thu, Van Pham, Dong, Nguyen, Dang Hoang, Nguyen, Tho Dang, To, Thanh Long, Van Nguyen, Hung, Kida, Hiroshi, Sakoda, Yoshihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antigenic analysis
Antigens, Viral - genetics
Avian influenza
Chickens
Ducks
Influenza A virus - classification
Influenza A virus - genetics
Influenza A virus - pathogenicity
Influenza in Birds - epidemiology
Influenza in Birds - virology
Live bird market
Phylogenetic analysis
Phylogeny
Surveillance
Vietnam - epidemiology
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Summary:•The efficacy of the intervention LBMs in Vietnam was evaluated.•Various subtypes of AI viruses were identified at both types of LBMs.•H5N6 viruses (clade 2.3.4.4) are genetically related to those isolated in China.•H6 and H9 viruses at both types of LBMs were genetically identical.•Hygiene practices in LBMs should be improved. A total of 3,045 environmental samples and oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from apparently healthy poultry have been collected at three live bird markets (LBMs) at which practices were applied to reduce avian influenza (AI) virus transmission (intervention LBMs) and six conventional LBMs (non-intervention LBMs) in Thua Thien Hue province in 2014 to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention LBMs. The 178 AI viruses, including H3 (19 viruses), H4 (2), H5 (8), H6 (30), H9 (114), and H11 (5), were isolated from domestic ducks, muscovy ducks, chickens, and the environment. The prevalence of AI viruses in intervention LBMs (6.1%; 95% CI: 5.0–7.5) was similar to that in non-intervention LBMs (5.6%; 95% CI: 4.5–6.8; χ2=0.532; df=1; P=0.53) in the study area. Eight H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses were isolated from apparently healthy ducks, muscovy ducks, and an environmental sample in an intervention LBM. The hemagglutinin genes of the H5N6 HPAI viruses belonged to the genetic clade 2.3.4.4, and the antigenicity of the H5N6 HPAI viruses differed from the H5N1 HPAI viruses previously circulating in Vietnam. Phylogenetic and antigenic analyses of the H6 and H9 viruses isolated in both types of LBMs revealed that they were closely related to the viruses isolated from domestic birds in China, Group II of H6 viruses and Y280 lineage of H9 viruses. These results indicate that the interventions currently applied in LBMs are insufficient to control AI. A risk analysis should be conducted to identify the key factors contributing to AI virus prevalence in intervention LBMs.
ISSN:0378-1135
1873-2542
DOI:10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.07.016