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Origin and diversity of novel avian influenza A H7N9 viruses causing human infection: phylogenetic, structural, and coalescent analyses.
Lancet (London, England) - 1 Jun 2013
Liu Di, Shi Weifeng, Shi Yi, Wang Dayan, Xiao Haixia, Li Wei, Bi Yuhai, Wu Ying, Li Xianbin, Yan Jinghua, Liu Wenjun, Zhao Guoping, Yang Weizhong, Wang Yu, Ma Juncai, Shu Yuelong, Lei Fumin, Gao George F
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BACKGROUND: On March 30, 2013, a novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus that infects human beings was identified. This virus had been detected in six provinces and municipal cities in China as of April 18, 2013. We correlated genomic sequences from avian influenza viruses with ecological information and did phylogenetic and coalescent analyses to extrapolate the potential origins of the virus and possible routes of...
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