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Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Avian Influenza H5N2 Viruses with Intra- and Inter-Duck Variations in Taiwan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Li Yao-Tsun, Ko Hui-Ying, Lee Chang-Chun David, Lai Ching-Yu, Kao Chuan-Liang, Yang Chinglai, Wang Won-Bo, King Chwan-Chuen
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BACKGROUND: Human infections with avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have frequently raised global concerns of emerging, interspecies-transmissible viruses with pandemic potential. Waterfowl, the predominant reservoir of influenza viruses in nature, harbor precursors of different genetic lineages that have contributed to novel pandemic influenza viruses in the past. METHODS: Two duck influenza H5N2 viruses, DV518 and...
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