Unexpected infection outcomes of China-origin H7N9 low pathogenicity avian influenza virus in turkeys

Abstract The China-origin H7N9 low pathogenicity avian influenza virus (LPAIV) emerged as a zoonotic threat in 2013 where it continues to circulate in live poultry markets. Absence of overt clinical signs in poultry is a typical LPAIV infection outcome, and has contributed to its insidious maintenan...

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Main Authors: Marek J. Slomka, Amanda H. Seekings, Sahar Mahmood, Saumya Thomas, Anita Puranik, Samantha Watson, Alexander M. P. Byrne, Daniel Hicks, Alejandro Nunez, Ian H. Brown, Sharon M. Brookes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25062-y