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Continuing evolution of H9 influenza viruses in Korean poultry.
Virology - 15 Mar 2007
Lee Youn-Jeong, Shin Jin-Young, Song Min-Suk, Lee Young-Min, Choi Jun-Gu, Lee Eun-Kyoung, Jeong Ok-Mi, Sung Haan-Woo, Kim Jae-Hong, Kwon Yong-Kuk, Kwon Jun-Hun, Kim Chul-Joong, Webby Richard J, Webster Robert G, Choi Young Ki
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We analyzed the evolution of H9 influenza viruses isolated from Korean chicken farms from 2002 to 2004. Korean H9 viruses formed two antigenically distinct groups: those isolated from 1996 to mid-2003, and those isolated from late 2003 through 2004. Most of the 2004 isolates showed greater cross-reactivity with the second group than with the first group. Phylogenetic analysis of the 12 viruses studied revealed...
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