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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 in Africa: a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis and molecular characterization of isolates.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2009
Cattoli Giovanni, Monne Isabella, Fusaro Alice, Joannis Tony M, Lombin Lami H, Aly Mona M, Arafa Abdel S, Sturm-Ramirez Katharine M, Couacy-Hymann Emmanuel, Awuni Joseph A, Batawui Komla B, Awoume Kodzo A, Aplogan Gilbert L, Sow Adama, Ngangnou Andrè C, El Nasri Hamza Iman M, Gamatié Djibo, Dauphin Gwenaelle, Domenech Joseph M, Capua Ilaria
Abstract excerpt
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A/H5N1 was first officially reported in Africa in early 2006. Since the first outbreak in Nigeria, this virus spread rapidly to other African countries. From its emergence to early 2008, 11 African countries experienced A/H5N1 outbreaks in poultry and human cases were also reported in three of these countries. At present, little is known of the epidemiology and molecular...
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