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Genetic characterisation of novel, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N6 viruses isolated in birds, South Korea, November 2016.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 5 Jan 2017
Si Young-Jae, Lee In Won, Kim Eun-Ha, Kim Young-Il, Kwon Hyeok-Il, Park Su-Jin, Nguyen Hiep Dinh, Kim Se Mi, Kwon Jin-Jung, Choi Won-Suk, Beak Yun Hee, Song Min-Suk, Kim Chul-Joong, Webby Richard J, Choi Young-Ki
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A novel genotype of H5N6 influenza viruses was isolated from migratory birds in South Korea during November 2016. Domestic outbreaks of this virus were associated with die-offs of wild birds near reported poultry cases in Chungbuk province, central South Korea. Genetic analysis and animal studies demonstrated that the Korean H5N6 viruses are highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses and that these viruses...
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