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H13 influenza viruses in wild birds have undergone genetic and antigenic diversification in nature.
Virus genes - 1 Aug 2018
Wang Zu-Jyun, Kikutani Yuto, Nguyen Lam Thanh, Hiono Takahiro, Matsuno Keita, Okamatsu Masatoshi, Krauss Scott, Webby Richard, Lee Youn-Jeong, Kida Hiroshi, Sakoda Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Among 16 haemagglutinin (HA) subtypes of avian influenza viruses (AIVs), H13 AIVs have rarely been isolated in wild waterfowl. H13 AIVs cause asymptomatic infection and are maintained mainly in gull and tern populations; however, the recorded antigenic information relating to the viruses has been limited. In this study, 2 H13 AIVs, A/duck/Hokkaido/W345/2012 (H13N2) and A/duck/Hokkaido/WZ68/2012 (H13N2), isolated...
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