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Genetic diversity of the haemagglutinin (HA) of human influenza a (H1N1) virus in montenegro: Focus on its origin and evolution.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2016
Mugosa Boban, Vujosevic Danijela, Ciccozzi Massimo, Valli Maria Beatrice, Capobianchi Maria Rosaria, Lo Presti Alessandra, Cella Eleonora, Giovanetti Marta, Lai Alessia, Angeletti Silvia, Scarpa Fabio, Terzić Dragica, Vratnica Zoran
Abstract excerpt
In 2009 an influenza A epidemic caused by a swine origin H1N1strain, unusual in human hosts, has been described. The present research is aimed to perform the first phylogenetic investigation on the influenza virus A (H1N1) strains circulating in Montenegro, from December 1, 2009, when the first case of death due to H1N1 was confirmed, and the epidemic began causing a total of four fatalities. The phylogenetic...
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