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Establishment of influenza A virus (H6N1) in minor poultry species in southern China.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2007
Cheung C L, Vijaykrishna D, Smith G J D, Fan X H, Zhang J X, Bahl J, Duan L, Huang K, Tai H, Wang J, Poon L L M, Peiris J S M, Chen H, Guan Y
Abstract excerpt
An H6N1 virus, A/teal/Hong Kong/W312/97 (W312), was isolated during the "bird flu" incident in Hong Kong in 1997. Genetic analysis suggested that this virus might be the progenitor of the A/Hong Kong/156/97 (HK/97) H5N1 virus, as seven of eight gene segments of those viruses had a common source. Continuing surveillance in Hong Kong showed that a W312-like virus was prevalent in quail and pheasants in 1999;...
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