Introduction and enzootic of A/H5N1 in Egypt: Virus evolution, pathogenicity and vaccine efficacy ten years on

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages 80-90

  Abdelwhab, E M ^a,b   Hassan, M K ^b   Abdel Moneim, A S ^c,d   Naguib, M M ^a,b   Mostafa, A ^e,f   Hussein, I T M ^g   Arafa, A ^b   Erfan, A M ^b   Kilany, W H ^b   Agour, M G ^b,h   El Kanawati, Z ^b   Hussein, H A ⁱ   Selim, A A ^b   Kholousy, S ^b   El Naggar, H ^j   El Zoghby, E F ^b   Samy, A ^b   Iqbal, M ^k   Eid, A ^l   Ibraheem, E M ^h   Pleschka, S ^f   Veits, J ^a   Nasef, S A ^b   Beer, M ^a   Mettenleiter, T C ^a   Grund, C ^a   Ali, M M ^b,h   Harder, T C ^a   Hafez, H M ^m   more..

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^c Shamla St next to the Directorate of Roads and Bridges   (Egypt)

^d TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^f JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

ⁱ Cairo University   (Egypt)

^j Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^k INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^l Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^m FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

Clade 2.2.1; Egypt; Genetic evolution; H5N1; Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; Pandemic threat

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ASIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1); BINDING AFFINITY; BIRD; CHICKEN; CLADISTICS; DRUG EFFICACY; DUCK; EGYPT; HOST; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H5N1); MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PATHOGENICITY; PIGEON; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS EVOLUTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WILD ANIMAL; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MUTATION RATE; POULTRY DISEASES; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; EGYPT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MUTATION RATE; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84959349252     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.023     Document Type: Review

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