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Endemic Variation of H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus in China.
Avian diseases - 1 Dec 2016
Liu Yu-Fu, Lai Han-Zhang, Li Lin, Liu Yu-Peng, Zhang Wen-Yan, Gao Ren, Huang Wen-Ke, Luo Qin-Fang, Gao Yan, Luo Qiong, Xie Xiao-Yu, Xu Jia-Hua, Chen Rui-Ai
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Forty-two H9N2 subtype AIV strains were isolated from vaccinated commercial chickens in China from 2012 to 2015. Their HA genes had nucleotide sequence homology from 86.7% to 99.7%, and similarity to the classic vaccine strain was 88.6%-92.6%. A comparison was carried out with published HA genes (410 H9 strains) and whole genomes (306 strains) isolated in China during 2012-2015. Interestingly, 99.1% (448/452) of...
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