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Origin of the European avian-like swine influenza viruses.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Nov 2014
Krumbholz Andi, Lange Jeannette, Sauerbrei Andreas, Groth Marco, Platzer Matthias, Kanrai Pumaree, Pleschka Stephan, Scholtissek Christoph, Büttner Mathias, Dürrwald Ralf, Zell Roland
Abstract excerpt
The avian-like swine influenza viruses emerged in 1979 in Belgium and Germany. Thereafter, they spread through many European swine-producing countries, replaced the circulating classical swine H1N1 influenza viruses, and became endemic. Serological and subsequent molecular data indicated an avian source, but details remained obscure due to a lack of relevant avian influenza virus sequence data. Here, the origin...
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