H7N9 bearing a mutation in the nucleoprotein leads to increased pathology in chickens
The zoonotic H7N9 avian influenza (AI) virus first emerged in 2013 as a low pathogenic (LPAI) strain, and has repeatedly caused human infection resulting in severe respiratory illness and a mortality of ~39% (>600 deaths) across five epidemic waves. This virus has circulated in poultry with l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.974210/full |