Article
Co-circulation of multiple reassortant H6 subtype avian influenza viruses in wild birds in eastern China, 2016-2017.
Virology journal - 29 Apr 2020
Hu Chuanxia, Li Xiaofang, Zhu Caihui, Zhou Feng, Tang Wangjun, Wu Di, Li Zhihui, Zhou Lichen, Liu Jing, Wei Xiaoman, Cui Jie, Wang Tianhou, He Guimei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: H6 subtype influenza viruses were prevalent in domestic poultry and wild birds, which also could pose potential threat to humans. However, little is known about the prevalence of H6 subtype viruses in wild birds in eastern China, a crucial stopover or wintering site for migratory wild birds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. METHODS: During the routine surveillance in 2016-2017, H6 subtype AIVs...
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