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Emergence of avian H1N1 influenza viruses in pigs in China.
Journal of virology - 1 Nov 1996
Guan Y, Shortridge K F, Krauss S, Li P H, Kawaoka Y, Webster R G
Abstract excerpt
Avian influenza A viruses from Asia are recognized as the source of genes that reassorted with human viral genes to generate the Asian/57 (H2N2) and Hong Kong/68 (H3N2) pandemic strains earlier in this century. Here we report the genetic analysis of avian influenza A H1N1 viruses recently isolated from pigs in southern China, a host suspected to generate new pandemic strains through gene reassortment events. Each...
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