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Characterization of three H5N5 and one H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in China.
Veterinary microbiology - 3 May 2013
Zhao Kunkun, Gu Min, Zhong Lei, Duan Zhiqiang, Zhang Yan, Zhu Yanmei, Zhao Guo, Zhao Mingjun, Chen Zhaoyang, Hu Shunlin, Liu Wenbo, Liu Xiaowen, Peng Daxin, Liu Xiufan
Abstract excerpt
One H5N8 and three H5N5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses which derived their HA genes from the Asian H5N1 lineage were isolated from poultry during 2009-2010 in mainland China. Pathogenicity studies showed that these viruses were all highly virulent to chickens, while they varied from moderate to high virulence in mice and from mild to intermediate virulence in mallards. Phylogenetic analyses...
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