Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Virus in Poultry Worker, Pakistan, 2015

Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Virus in Poultry Worker, Pakistan, 2015

Avian influenza A(H9N2) virus isolated from a poultry worker in Pakistan in 2015 was closely related to viruses detected in poultry farms. Observed mutations in the hemagglutinin related to receptor-binding affinity and antigenicity could affect cross-reactivity with prepandemic H9N2 vaccine strains...

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Main Authors: Muzaffar Ali, Tahir Yaqub, Nadia Mukhtar, Muhammad Imran, Aamir Ghafoor, Muhammad Furqan Shahid, Muhammad Naeem, Munir Iqbal, Gavin J.D. Smith, Yvonne C.F. Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Surveillance
avian influenza
influenza A(H9N2)
zoonoses
evolution
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/18-0618_article

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