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Multiple novel H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, South Korea, 2016.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2017
Lee Eun-Kyoung, Song Byung-Min, Lee Yu-Na, Heo Gyeong-Beom, Bae You-Chan, Joh Sung-Joon, Park Seok-Chan, Choi Kang-Seuk, Lee Hyun-Jeong, Jang Il, Kang Min-Su, Jeong Ok-Mi, Choi Byung-Kook, Lee Sang-Man, Jeong Suk Chan, Park Bong-Kyun, Lee Hee-Soo, Lee Youn-Jeong
Abstract excerpt
We report the identification of novel highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of subtype H5N6, clade 2.3.4.4, that presumably originated from China. In addition, reassortant strains with Eurasian lineage low pathogenic avian influenza viruses were isolated in wild birds and poultry in South Korea. The emergence of these novel H5N6 viruses and their circulation among bird populations are of great concern because...
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