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Whole-genome sequencing and antigenic analysis of the first equine influenza virus identified in Turkey.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 1 May 2018
Gahan Jacinta, Garvey Marie, Gildea Sarah, Gür Emre, Kagankaya Anil, Cullinane Ann
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BACKGROUND: In 2013, there was an outbreak of acute respiratory disease in racehorses in Turkey. The clinical signs were consistent with equine influenza (EI). OBJECTIVE: The aim was to confirm the cause of the outbreak and characterise the causal virus. METHODS: A pan-reactive influenza type A real-time RT-PCR and a rapid antigen detection kit were used for confirmatory diagnosis of equine influenza virus (EIV)....
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