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Emerging multiple reassortant H5N5 avian influenza viruses in ducks, China, 2008.
Veterinary microbiology - 27 Dec 2013
Liu Chun-Guo, Liu Ming, Liu Fei, Lv Rang, Liu Da-Fei, Qu Lian-Dong, Zhang Yun
Abstract excerpt
Three highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza viruses (HPAI), A/duck/Guangdong/wy11/2008 (WY11), A/duck/Guangdong/wy19/2008 (WY19), and A/duck/Guangdong/wy24/2008 (WY24) were isolated from ducks in southern China in April 2008. Here, we characterized these viruses by performing sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of their viral genes, assessing their virulence in ducks and mice, and performing cross-protection...
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