A Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza A Virus Isolated from a Flamingo on the Caspian Sea Shore.

In 2015, in the Kazakh part of the northern Caspian Sea region, during the monitoring of wild birds for avian influenza viruses, a highly pathogenic A/flamingo/Mangistau/6570/2015(H5N1) influenza virus was isolated from a dead flamingo. This study aimed to obtain the complete genome sequence of the isolate.

Evolution of Avian orthoavulavirus 16 in wild avifauna of Central Asia.

In 2014, a novel Avian orthoavulavirus 16 species was described among wild birds in Korea. In 2018, after massive parallel sequencing of archival strains of Avian orthoavulaviruses, isolated in 2006 in Central Kazakhstan, isolates belonging to this serotype were detected. The obtained data allowed to trace the evolution of this serotype in Asia and to reveal its evolutionary relationships with other subfamily species.

Cormorants as Potential Victims and Reservoirs of Velogenic Newcastle Disease Virus (Orthoavulavirus-1) in Central Asia.

Virulent strains of avian orthoavulavirus 1, historically known as Newcastle disease virus (NDV), are widespread and cause high levels of mortality in poultry worldwide. Wild birds may play an important role in the maintenance of in nature. Prior to 2014, most of the lentogenic NDV strains isolated from Central Asia were obtained from the avian order Anseriformes (ducks and geese).

Nearly Complete Genome Sequence of Human Influenza Virus Strain A/Almaty/6327/2014 (H1N1) from Central Asia.

An influenza virus strain, A/Almaty/6327/2014 (H1N1), was isolated in Almaty (in southeastern Kazakhstan) during a human population surveillance study in 2014. Here, we present the nearly complete genome sequence of this epidemic strain that was compared to the postpandemic variants of A(H1N1)pdm09.

Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Avian Influenza Virus Strain A/mallard/Balkhash/6304/2014 (H1N1) from Kazakhstan.

An avian influenza virus strain, A/mallard/Balkhash/6304/2014 (H1N1), was isolated during a wild bird monitoring study in Kazakhstan in 2014. The virus was isolated from a wild mallard duck () in eastern Kazakhstan. Here, we present the near-complete genome sequence of the virus.