New Reassortant H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus from Waterfowl in Southern China

New Reassortant H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus from Waterfowl in Southern China

New reassortant highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza viruses were isolated from waterfowl in Southern China. Blast analysis demonstrated that the PB2 gene in these viruses were most closely related to A/wild duck/Shangdong/628/2011 (H5N1), while their NP genes were both more closely related to A/w...

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Main Authors: Yafen eSong, Jin eCui, Hui eSong, Jiaqi eYe, Zhishan eZhao, Siyu eWu, Chenggang eXu, Peirong eJiao, Ming eLiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Southern China
waterfowl
Reassortant
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
H5N8
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01170/full

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