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Genetic evidence for avian influenza H5N1 viral transmission along the Black Sea-Mediterranean Flyway.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2016
Zhou Sen, Tian Huaiyu, Wu Xiaoxu, Xu Bo, Yang Jing, Chan Karen Kie Yan, Huang Shanqian, Dong Lu, Brownstein John, Xu Bing
Abstract excerpt
The current epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus is considered to pose a significant threat to the health of wild and domestic avian species, and even to human beings. The Black Sea-Mediterranean Flyway is one of the most important epidemic areas of H5N1. However, the epidemic along this flyway has not been fully explored. To better understand the role of hosts in the spread and evolution of...
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