Phylogenetic analyses of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus isolates from Germany in 2006 and 2007 suggest at least three separate introductions of H5N1 virus

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 243-252

  Starick, E ^a   Beer, M ^a   Hoffmann, B ^a   Staubach, C ^a   Werner, O ^a   Globig, A ^a   Strebelow, G ^a   Grund, C ^a   Durban, M ^a   Conraths, F J ^a   Mettenleiter, T ^a   Harder, T ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; H5N1; Highly pathogenic; Molecular epidemiology; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; DUCK; EPIDEMIC; GENE SEQUENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY (BIRD); VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; CATS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUCKS; GERMANY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MUSTELIDAE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; ANSER; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; AYTHYA FULIGULA; CYGNUS ATRATUS; MARTES FOINA;

EID: 39749087048     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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