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Characterization of the low-pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in South Korea.
Poultry science - 1 Jul 2011
Kim B-S, Kang H-M, Choi J-G, Kim M-C, Kim H-R, Paek M-R, Kwon J-H, Lee Y-J
Abstract excerpt
The low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) virus can serve as a progenitor of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, so it is important to monitor the LPAI virus as well as the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The Korean LPAI H5N1 virus, A/wild duck/Kr/CSM4-12/09 (H5N1) [Wd/CSM4-12/09], was first isolated from feces of the wild duck in South Korea. Genetic analysis showed that 7 genes of Wd/CSM...
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