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Clade 2.3.2 Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1), Qinghai Lake Region, China, 2009–2010
1 Mar 2011
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To the Editor: In 2005, a large population of wild migratory birds was infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus (H5N1) in the Qinghai Lake region of western People’s Republic of China, resulting in the death of ≈10,000 birds (1,2). On the basis of phylogenetic analysis of the hemagglutinin (HA) gene, the virus was classified as clade 2.2 according to the World Health Organization guidelines....
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