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Molecular epidemiology of circulating highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus in chickens, in Bangladesh, 2007-2010.
Vaccine - 7 Dec 2012
Ahmed Syed Sayeem Uddin, Themudo Gonçalo Espregueira, Christensen Jens Peter, Biswas Paritosh Kumar, Giasuddin Mohammed, Samad Mohammed Abdus, Toft Nils, Ersbøll Annette Kjær
Abstract excerpt
Bangladesh has been severely hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (HPAI-H5N1). However, little is known about the genetic diversity and the evolution of the circulating viruses in Bangladesh. In the present study, we analyzed the hemagglutinin gene of 30 Bangladeshi chicken isolates from 2007 through 2010. We analyzed the polybasic amino acid sequence motif of the cleavage site and amino acid...
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