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Establishment of an H6N2 Influenza Virus Lineage in Domestic Ducks in Southern China
13 May 2010
Abstract excerpt
Multiple reassortment events between different subtypes of endemic avian influenza viruses have increased the genomic diversity of influenza viruses circulating in poultry in southern China. Gene exchange from the natural gene pool to poultry has contributed to this increase in genetic diversity. However, the role of domestic ducks as an interface between the natural gene pool and terrestrial poultry in the...
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