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Reassortant influenza A viruses in wild duck populations: effects on viral shedding and persistence in water.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Oct 2012
Lebarbenchon Camille, Sreevatsan Srinand, Lefèvre Thierry, Yang My, Ramakrishnan Muthannan A, Brown Justin D, Stallknecht David E
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Wild ducks of the genus Anas represent the natural hosts for a large genetic diversity of influenza A viruses. In these hosts, co-infections with different virus genotypes are frequent and result in high rates of genetic reassortment. Recent genomic data have provided information regarding the pattern and frequency of these reassortant viruses in duck populations; however, potential consequences on viral shedding...
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