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Distinct Host Tropism Protein Signatures to Identify Possible Zoonotic Influenza A Viruses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Eng Christine L P, Tong Joo Chuan, Tan Tin Wee
Abstract excerpt
Zoonotic influenza A viruses constantly pose a health threat to humans as novel strains occasionally emerge from the avian population to cause human infections. Many past epidemic as well as pandemic strains have originated from avian species. While most viruses are restricted to their primary hosts, zoonotic strains can sometimes arise from mutations or reassortment, leading them to acquire the capability to...
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