Key amino acid position 272 in neuraminidase determines the replication and virulence of H5N6 avian influenza virus in mammals

Summary: Avian influenza H5N6 virus not only wreaks economic havoc in the poultry industry but also threatens human health. Strikingly, as of August 2022, 78 human beings were infected with H5N6, and the spike in the number of human infections with H5N6 occurred during 2021. In the life cycle of inf...

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Main Authors: Jiahao Zhang, Xiaomin Wang, Shiping Ding, Kaixiong Ma, Yuting Jiang, Yang Guo, Tao Zhang, Yi Liu, Huanan Li, Ming Liao, Wenbao Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222019666