TY - JOUR AU - Saeed, Nahla Muhammad AU - Rashid, Peshnyar Muhammad Atta AU - Dyary, Hiewa Othman PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/19 TI - Genetic characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N8) virus isolated from domestic geese in Iraq, 2018 JO - BMC Veterinary Research SP - 124 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Influenza viruses are a continuous threat to avian and mammalian species, causing epidemics and pandemics. After the circulation of H5N1 in 2006, 2015, and 2016 in Iraq, an H5N8 influenza virus emerged in domestic geese in Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq. This study analyzed the genetic characteristics of the Iraqi H5N8 viruses. SN - 1746-6148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02831-y DO - 10.1186/s12917-021-02831-y ID - Saeed2021 ER -