The circulation of the highly pathogenic avian influenzavirus (HPAI) H5N1 has intensified globally since 2021 with mass mortality in wild birds and poultry and incidental infections in mammals such as cattle.
The virus is a subtype of the influenza A virus belonging to the family Orthomyxoviridae which consists of viruses with a negative single-stranded RNA genome. The genome has eight segments encoding at least 11 different proteins, including hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) glycoproteins.
The virus is a subtype of the influenza A virus belonging to the family Orthomyxoviridae which consists of viruses with a negative single-stranded RNA genome. The genome has eight segments encoding at least 11 different proteins, including hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) glycoproteins.
