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Antigenic and Genetic Diversity of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Viruses Isolated in Egypt
1 Mar 2010
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (H5N1) has diverged antigenically and genetically since its initial detection in Asia in 1997. Viruses belonging to clade 2.2 in particular have been reported in numerous countries with the majority occurring in Egypt. Previous reports identified antigenic similarities between viruses belonging to clade 2.2. However, poultry and human viruses isolated in northern Egypt...
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