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Characterization of a Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza A Virus Isolated from Duck Meat
15 Jun 2002
Abstract excerpt
Since the 1997 H5N1 influenza virus outbreak in humans and poultry in Hong Kong, the emergence of closely related viruses in poultry has raised concerns that additional zoonotic transmissions of influenza viruses from poultry to humans may occur. In May 2001, an avian H5N1 influenza A virus was isolated from duck meat that had been imported to South Korea from China. Phylogenetic analysis of the hemagglutinin...
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