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Continuing reassortment leads to the genetic diversity of influenza virus H7N9 in Guangdong, China.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2014
Lu Jing, Wu Jie, Zeng Xianqiao, Guan Dawei, Zou Lirong, Yi Lina, Liang Lijun, Ni Hanzhong, Kang Min, Zhang Xin, Zhong Haojie, He Xiang, Monagin Corina, Lin Jinyan, Ke Changwen
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: On 30 March 2013, a novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus causing severe human respiratory infections was identified in China. Preliminary sequence analyses have shown that the virus is a reassortant of H7N9 and H9N2 avian influenza viruses. In this study, we conducted enhanced surveillance for H7N9 virus in Guangdong, China, from April to August 2013. We isolated two H7N9 viral strains from...
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