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Characterization of duck H5N1 influenza viruses with differing pathogenicity in mallard (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>) ducks
24 Nov 2009
Abstract excerpt
A number of H5N1 influenza outbreaks have occurred in aquatic birds in Asia. As aquatic birds are the natural reservoir of influenza A viruses and do not usually show clinical disease upon infection, the repeated H5N1 outbreaks have highlighted the importance of continuous surveillance on H5N1 viruses in aquatic birds. In the present study we characterized the biological properties of four H5N1 avian influenza...
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