Phylogenetic and genetic characterization of influenza A H9N2 viruses isolated from backyard poultry in selected farms in Ghana.
Erasmus Nikoi KoteyIvy Asantewaa AsanteMildred Adusei-PokuAugustina ArjarquahRichard AmpaduDavid RodgersEdward Owusu NyarkoWilliam AsieduCourage DafeamekporMichael R WileyGifty MawuliRichard Asomadu ObengStephen Ofori NyarkoVanessa MagnusenEmmanuel KoduaNaiki AttramShirley Cameron Nimo-PaintsilCatherine PrattAnne T FoxAndrew LetiziaWilliam Kwabena AmpofoPublished in: Veterinary medicine and science (2022)
These findings confirm the ongoing spread of H9 viruses among poultry in Ghana. Poultry farmers need to be vigilant for sick birds and take the appropriate public health steps to limit the spread to other animals and spillover to humans.