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Genetic characteristics and pathogenicity of novel reassortant H6 viruses isolated from wild birds in China.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Mar 2021
Li Yulei, Li Minghui, Tian Jingman, Bai Xiaoli, Li Yanbing
Abstract excerpt
During our routine surveillance, we isolated seven H6 avian influenza virus (AIV) strains, including three H6N1 strains, three H6N2 strains, and one H6N8 strain, from 3667 fresh fecal samples that were collected from wild bird habitats in China from March 2017 and May 2019. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these viruses formed five different genotypes and have undergone complicate reassortment during their...
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