Genetic characterization of the first detected human case of low pathogenic avian influenza A/H9N2 in sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal

Genetic characterization of the first detected human case of low pathogenic avian influenza A/H9N2 in sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal

ABSTRACTThe H9N2 influenza virus has become one of the dominant subtypes of influenza virus circulating in poultry, wild birds, and can occasionally cross the mammalian species barrier. Here, we report the first human A/H9N2 in Sub-Saharan Africa. The patient was a child of 16 months' old livin...

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Main Authors: Mamadou Malado Jallow, Amary Fall, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Boly Diop, Sara Sy, Déborah Goudiaby, Malick Fall, Vincent Enouf, Mbayame Ndiaye Niang, Ndongo Dia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Influenza
AIV
A/H9N2
phylogeny
low pathogenicity
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1763858

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