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Phenotypes influencing the transmissibility of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in chickens.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2010
Suzuki Koutaro, Okada Hironao, Itoh Toshihiro, Tada Tatsuya, Tsukamoto Kenji
Abstract excerpt
To identify critical phenotypes that affect avian influenza virus transmission in chickens, we compared the transmissibility of three H5N1 highly pathogenic viruses of different pathogenicity in chickens by monitoring the exact time of death using wireless thermo-sensors. This study showed that, despite quick deaths, the most virulent H5N1 A/chicken/Yamaguchi/7/2004 transmitted quickly in chickens via contact and...
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