The Goose Guangdong virus refers to the strain A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 (Gs/Gd)-like H5N1 HPAI viruses. It is a strain of the Influenzavirus A subtype H5N1 virus that was first detected in a goose in Guangdong in 1996.
The Goose Guangdong virus pertains to a particular variant of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) viruses, first recognized in 1996 from a goose in Guangdong. This strain is genetically akin to the reference strain A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96.