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Live bird markets as evolutionary epicentres of H9N2 low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in Korea.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Jan 2020
Youk Sung-Su, Lee Dong-Hun, Jeong Jei-Hyun, Pantin-Jackwood Mary J, Song Chang-Seon, Swayne David E
Abstract excerpt
Live bird markets (LBMs) in Korea have been recognized as a reservoir, amplifier, and source of avian influenza viruses (AIVs); however, little was known about the role of LBMs in the epidemiology of AIVs in Korea until recently. Through 10 years of surveillance (2006-2016) we have isolated and sequenced H9N2 viruses in Korean LBMs. To understand how H9N2 evolves and spreads in Korea, a statistical Bayesian...
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