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Isolation and mutation trend analysis of influenza A virus subtype H9N2 in Egypt.
Virology journal - 27 Aug 2012
Abdel-Moneim Ahmed S, Afifi Manal A, El-Kady Magdy F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Avian influenza virus H9N2 is a panzootic pathogen that affects poultry causing mild to moderate respiratory distress but has been associated with high morbidity and considerable mortality. Interspecies transmission of H9N2 from avian species to mammalian hosts does occur. The virus possesses human virus-like receptor specificity and it can infect humans producing flu-like illness. METHODS: Recently,...
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