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A G57 (BJ/94-like) H9N2 avian influenza virus exhibits enhanced replication and tissue dissemination in chickens compared with a G1-B virus.
The Journal of general virology - 1 May 2026
Bhat Sushant, Sadeyen Jean-Remy, Yang Jiayun, Chrzastek Klaudia, Karunarathna Thusitha K, Schlachter Audra-Lynne, Qureshi Mehnaz, Mehboob Arslan, Bialy Dagmara, Mollett Benjamin C, Nunez Alejandro, Shelton Holly, Iqbal Munir
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Avian influenza H9N2 viruses cause economic losses to the poultry industry and pose a public health risk. Two major H9N2 lineages dominate globally: the G1 lineage (genotype G1-B), prevalent in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, and the BJ/94 lineage (predominantly genotype G57), dominant in China, Vietnam, South Korea, Indonesia and the Far East. We investigated replication, transmission and pathogenicity...
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