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Genetic diversification of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus during replication in wild ducks.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2011
Watanabe Yohei, Ibrahim Madiha S, Ellakany Hany F, Abd El-Hamid Hatem S, Ikuta Kazuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus subtype H5N1 can potentially generate novel variants during replication of infected hosts. To determine which H5N1 variants predominate in wild birds, we determined the sequences of RT-PCR amplified viral genes from several organs of infected chickens and ducks from Egypt, where H5N1 outbreaks in birds are endemic. Comparison of the sequences in viruses from trachea,...
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