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Phylogeography and evolutionary history of reassortant H9N2 viruses with potential human health implications.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2011
Fusaro Alice, Monne Isabella, Salviato Annalisa, Valastro Viviana, Schivo Alessia, Amarin Nadim Mukhles, Gonzalez Carlos, Ismail Mahmoud Moussa, Al-Ankari Abdu-Rahman, Al-Blowi Mohamed Hamad, Khan Owais Ahmed, Maken Ali Ali Safar, Hedayati Afshin, Garcia Garcia Juan, Ziay Ghulam M, Shoushtari Abdolhamid, Al Qahtani Kassem Nasser, Capua Ilaria, Holmes Edward C, Cattoli Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Avian influenza viruses of the H9N2 subtype have seriously affected the poultry industry of the Far and Middle East since the mid-1990s and are considered one of the most likely candidates to cause a new influenza pandemic in humans. To understand the genesis and epidemiology of these viruses, we investigated the spatial and evolutionary dynamics of complete genome sequences of H9N2 viruses circulating in nine...
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