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Establishment and Lineage Replacement of H6 Influenza Viruses in Domestic Ducks in Southern China
23 Mar 2012
Abstract excerpt
Domestic ducks in southern China act as an important reservoir for influenza viruses and have also facilitated the establishment of multiple H6 influenza virus lineages. To understand the continuing evolution of these established lineages, 297 H6 viruses isolated from domestic ducks during 2006 and 2007 were genetically and antigenically analyzed. Phylogenetic analyses showed that group II duck H6 viruses had...
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