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Phenotypic, genetic, and phylogeographical characterization of avian influenza virus subtype H5N2 isolated from northern pintail (Anas acuta) in Japan.
Virus research - 1 Nov 2009
Jahangir Alam, Ruenphet Sakchai, Shoham Dany, Okamura Masashi, Nakamaura Masayuki, Takehara Kazuaki
Abstract excerpt
Intercontinental movements of northern pintail (Anas acuta) ducks wintering in Japan create a high-risk of both incursion and dispersion of avian influenza viruses (AIVs) that circulate in the ducks' breeding grounds in Siberia and Alaska. This predisposition is likely amplified by bi-directional...
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