Genetic characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus, Guangdong, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2268-2271

  Mok, Chris Ka Pun ^a   Guan, Wen Da ^b   Liu, Xiao Qing ^b   Lamers, Mart Matthias ^a   Li, Xiao Bo ^c   Wang, Ming ^d   Zhang, Tami Jing Shu ^a   Zhang, Qing Ling ^b   Li, Zheng Tu ^b   Huang, Ji Cheng ^c   Lin, Jin Yan ^d   Zhang, Yong Hui ^d   Zhao, Ping ^e   Lee, Horace Hok Yeung ^a   Chen, Ling ^b   Li, Yi Min ^b   Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik ^a   Chen, Rong Chang ^b   Zhong, Nan Shan ^b   Yang, Zi Feng ^b  

^a HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

^b State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases   (China)

^c Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Technology Center   (China)

^d GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e Guangzhou Clifford Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; SIALIDASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H5N6); LETTER; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS ISOLATION; ANIMAL; CHINA; GENETICS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; POULTRY; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CHINA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POULTRY; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84947425228     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2112.150809     Document Type: Letter

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