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Molecular evolution of the H6 subtype influenza A viruses from poultry in eastern China from 2002 to 2010.
Virology journal - 14 Oct 2011
Zhao Guo, Lu Xinlun, Gu Xiaobing, Zhao Kunkun, Song Qingqing, Pan Jinjin, Xu Quangang, Duan Zhiqiang, Peng Daxin, Hu Shunlin, Wang Xiaoquan, Liu Xiufan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although extensive data demonstrates that the majority of H6 duck isolates belonged to a single H6N2 virus lineage with a single gene constellation in southern China from 2000 to 2005, the prevalence of H6N2 virus in poultry in Eastern China is largely unknown. RESULTS: Epidemiology revealed that H6N2 viruses were the most frequently detected influenza subtypes in live bird markets from 2002 to 2008...
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