Low pathogenic avian influenza (H7N6) virus causing an outbreak in commercial Turkey farms in Chile

Low pathogenic avian influenza (H7N6) virus causing an outbreak in commercial Turkey farms in Chile

ABSTRACTIn late 2016, an H7N6 low pathogenic avian influenza virus outbreak occurred in domestic turkeys in Central Chile. We characterized the genetic and antigenic properties of the outbreak virus and its experimental transmission in chickens. Our studies demonstrate that the outbreak virus is a r...

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Main Authors: Pedro Jimenez-Bluhm, Nicolas Bravo-Vasquez, Mia K. Torchetti, Mary L. Killian, Brandi Livingston, Jose Herrera, Mauricio Fuentes, Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Christopher Hamilton-West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Influenza
South America
Turkey
poultry
avian influenza
Chile
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1595162

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