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H2N5 influenza virus isolates from terns in Australia: genetic reassortants between those of the Eurasian and American lineages.
Virus genes - 1 Aug 2008
Kishida Noriko, Sakoda Yoshihiro, Shiromoto Mai, Bai Gui-Rong, Isoda Norikazu, Takada Ayato, Laver Graeme, Kida Hiroshi
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To investigate the prevalence of influenza viruses in feral water birds in the Southern Hemisphere, fecal samples of terns were collected on Heron Island, Australia, in December 2004. Six H2N5 influenza viruses were isolated. This is the first report of the isolation of the H2 subtype from shore birds in Australia. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the M gene belonged to the American lineage of avian influenza...
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