Influenza A virus Raw sequence reads. Influenza A virus

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses continue to be a devastating threat to the poultry industry and an incipient threat to humans with a low level of infection that cause over 50% deaths of infected persons. The aim of this project is to acquire a first impression of the temporal and spatial distribution of LPAI and HPAI viruses among various species of water birds (waterfowl) though notably those belonging to the orders of Anseriformes and Charadriiformes and wild birds including raptors in South Africa.