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Genetic evidence for multi-event imports of avian influenza virus A (H5N1) into Bavaria, Germany.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 May 2007
Rinder Monika, Lang Victoria, Fuchs Cordula, Hafner-Marx Angela, Bogner Karl-Heinz, Neubauer Antonie, Büttner Mathias, Rinder Heinz
Abstract excerpt
The almost simultaneous initial detections of avian influenza A H5N1 viruses in central Europe in February 2006, at a time devoid of migratory bird activity, raised the question of the origin of these viruses. This report presents molecular data from Europe providing evidence for multiple and spatially overlapping H5N1 introductions into Bavaria, Germany.
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