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Epidemiological and recombination analysis of duck hepatitis B virus in domestic ducks from Hunan province, China.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2026
Li Xiao-Wen, Tan Wei-Hao, He Jie-Yi, Shao Jian-Wei
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Duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV), a member of the Avihepadnavirus genus, serves as an important model for human hepatitis B virus (HBV) due to shared genomic and replication features. Although typically asymptomatic in adult ducks, DHBV infection is associated with substantial economic losses in commercial flocks, including reduced egg hatchability and impaired duckling development. As the world's largest producer...
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