Friday, August 23, 2013

CDC EID: Antigenic & Molecular Characterization of Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Viruses, Bangladesh

Volume 19, Number 9—September 2013

Excerpt:
We reviewed surveillance data and conducted molecular and genetic analyses of influenza A(H9N2) viruses circulating among poultry in Bangladesh. Our study had 3 primary goals: 1) characterize the antigenic and molecular properties of subtype H9N2 isolates; 2) define genetic and phylogenetic relationships between the genes identified in these viruses and those of other AIVs; and 3) determine whether these viruses have acquired genomic changes that could facilitate transmission from avian to mammalian hosts.

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0336_article.htm?s_cid=eid-gDev-email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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