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A robust tool highlights the influence of bird migration on influenza A virus evolution.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2012
Dugan Vivien G
Abstract excerpt
One of the fundamental unknowns in the field of influenza biology is a panoramic understanding of the role wild birds play in the global maintenance and spread of influenza A viruses. Wild aquatic birds are considered a reservoir host for all lowly pathogenic avian influenza A viruses (AIV) and thus serve as a potential source of zoonotic AIV, such as Australasian-origin H5N1 responsible for morbidity and...
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