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Molecular characterization of avian influenza H5N1 virus in Egypt and the emergence of a novel endemic subclade.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jul 2014
El-Shesheny Rabeh, Kandeil Ahmed, Bagato Ola, Maatouq Asmaa M, Moatasim Yassmin, Rubrum Adam, Song Min-Suk, Webby Richard J, Ali Mohamed Ahmed, Kayali Ghazi
Abstract excerpt
Clade 2.2 highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses have been in continuous circulation in Egyptian poultry since 2006. Their persistence caused significant genetic drift that led to the reclassification of these viruses into subclades 2.2.1 and 2.2.1.1. Here, we conducted full-genome sequence and phylogenetic analyses of 45 H5N1 isolated during 2006-2013 through systematic surveillance in Egypt, and 53 viruses that were...
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