Evolving HA and PB2 genes of influenza A (H7N9) viruses in the fifth wave – Increasing threat to both birds and humans?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 184-186

  Li, Yaling ^a,b,c   Qi, Wenbao ^d   Qiao, Jun ^a,b,c   Chen, Chuangfu ^a,b,c   Liao, Ming ^d   Xiao, Chencheng ^a,b,c  

^a SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Co Innovation Center for Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in the Western Region ^*  (China)

^c Key Laboratory of Control and Prevention of Animal Disease   (China)

^d SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evolution; H7N9; Influenza; threat

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; SIALIDASE;

CHINA; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HA GENE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H7N9); LETTER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NA GENE; NONHUMAN; PB2 GENE; PHYLOGENY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; GENETICS; INFLUENZA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PATHOGENICITY; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHINA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VIRULENCE;

EID: 85017459825     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.04.002     Document Type: Letter

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