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Fatal H5N6 Avian Influenza Virus Infection in a Domestic Cat and Wild Birds in China.
Scientific reports - 2 Jun 2015
Yu Zhijun, Gao Xiaolong, Wang Tiecheng, Li Yanbing, Li Yongcheng, Xu Yu, Chu Dong, Sun Heting, Wu Changjiang, Li Shengnan, Wang Haijun, Li Yuanguo, Xia Zhiping, Lin Weishi, Qian Jun, Chen Hualan, Xia Xianzhu, Gao Yuwei
Abstract excerpt
H5N6 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) may pose a potential human risk as suggested by the first documented naturally-acquired human H5N6 virus infection in 2014. Here, we report the first cases of fatal H5N6 avian influenza virus (AIV) infection in a domestic cat and wild birds. These cases followed human H5N6 infections in China and preceded an H5N6 outbreak in chickens. The extensive migration routes of wild...
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