Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, Tennessee, USA, March 2017

In March 2017, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) was detected at 2 poultry farms in Tennessee, USA. Surveillance data and genetic analyses indicated multiple introductions of low pathogenicity avian influenza virus before mutation to high pathogenicity and interfarm transmission. Poultry sur...

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Main Authors: Dong-Hun Lee, Mia K. Torchetti, Mary Lea Killian, Yohannes Berhane, David E. Swayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-1013_article