Article
Evidence of avian-like H9N2 influenza A virus among dogs in Guangxi, China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2013
Sun Xiangxiang, Xu Xiankun, Liu Qi, Liang Danjie, Li Chunying, He Qisong, Jiang Jiaxia, Cui Yueming, Li Jun, Zheng Liefeng, Guo Jiangang, Xiong Yi, Yan Jianhua
Abstract excerpt
We reported for the first time the isolation of H9N2 influenza virus from dogs in southern China. Genetic analysis of an isolate revealed that it was a novel genotype closely related to avian H9N2 virus. Epidemiologic studies demonstrated that the new H9N2-subtype virus was the causative agent of a disease in canine. Therefore, an appropriate countermeasure is urgently needed.
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