Phylogenetic analysis of the neuraminidase gene reveals that the H5N1 strains prevalent in chickens during 2006 bird flu outbreaks in two regions of Maharashtra, India are genetically different.

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In February 2006, two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus subtype H5N1 occurred in chickens in two neighboring districts (first in Nandurbar and second in Jalgaon) of Maharashtra, India, in a span of 12 days. In the present study, the neuraminidase (NA) gene of the two Indian H5N1 isolates was taken into consideration to find if the two strains are genetically similar. Phylogenetic analysis of...

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