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Frequency of D222G haemagglutinin mutant of pandemic (H1N1) pdm09 influenza virus in Tunisia between 2009 and 2011.
Diagnostic pathology - 31 Jul 2013
Moussi Awatef El, Kacem Mohamed Ali Ben Hadj, Pozo Francisco, Ledesma Juan, Cuevas Maria Teresa, Casas Inmaculada, Slim Amine
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BACKGROUND: The novel pandemic A (H1N1) pdm09 virus was first identified in Mexico in April 2009 and since then it spread worldwide over a short period of time. Although the virus infection is generally associated with mild disease and a relatively low mortality, it is projected that mutations in specific regions of the viral genome, especially within the receptor binding domain of the haemagglutinin (HA) protein...
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