Research Article

Phylogenetic and Molecular Characteristics of Wild Bird-Origin Avian Influenza Viruses Circulating in Poland in 2018−2022: Reassortment, Multiple Introductions, and Wild Bird–Poultry Epidemiological Links

Table 3

Country or countries of origin of the most related sequences (BLAST top hits) to the H5N8 HPAIVs identified along Gdańsk Bay (Pomeranian Voivodeship) in February–March 2021.

SegmentMB131/21MB185/21MB189/21MB268/21MB272/21MB306/21

PB2CZ/RUSENLES/CZDENL
PB1RUFI/SE/CZ/NLNLCZDENL
PARUSEES/NL/CZ/SECZDEES/NL/CZ/SE
HARU/NLSE/NL/CZNLES/CZDENL
NPDEFI/EE/SENLCZDENL
NADE/CZ/RUFI/SE/LV/NLNLCZDENL
MPDE/CZSE/NLNLCZ/DEDENL
NSRU/DE/CZSE/FI/EEDE/NL/CZDE/NL/CZDEDE/NL/CZ

BLAST top hits originating from more than one country were listed in the order of decreasing similarity to the Polish sequences (GISAID database status from November 2022). Two-letter country codes were used: CZ, Czechia; RU, Russian Federation; NL, Netherlands; DE, Germany; SE, Sweden; FI, Finland; EE, Estonia; LV, Latvia; and ES, Spain.