Muhammet Ekin Azbazdar

Mr. Muhammet Ekin Azbazdar


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 April 2021 in Viruses
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Yavuz MercanYavuz Mercan
Yavuz Mercan
GAGladys Atim
Gladys Atim
AKAhmed E. Kayed
Ahmed E. Kayed
MAMuhammet Ekin Azbazdar
Muhammet Ekin Azbazdar
Ahmed KandeilAhmed Kandeil
Ahmed Kandeil
ZKZeynep Kocer
Zeynep Kocer
Genetic analysis of circulating avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in wild birds at different geographical regions during the same period could improve our knowledge about virus transmission dynamics in natural hosts, virus evolution as well as zoonotic potential. Here, we report the genetic and molecular characterization of H6N2 influenza viruses isolated from migratory birds in Turkey, Egypt, and Uganda during 2017–2018. The Egyptian and Turkish isolates were genetically closer to each other than they were to the virus isolated from Uganda. Our results also suggest that multiple reassortment events were involved in the genesis of the isolated viruses. All viruses contained molecular markers previously associated with increased replication and/or pathogenicity in mammals. The results of this study indicate that H6N2 viruses carried by migratory birds on the West Asian/East African and Mediterranean/Black Sea flyways have the potential to transmit to mammals including humans. Additionally, adaptation markers in these viruses indicate the potential risk for poultry, which also increases the possibility of human exposure to these viruses.