Exposure to a low pathogenic A/H7N2 virus in chickens protects against highly pathogenic A/H7N1 virus but not against subsequent infection with A/H5N1.

Recent evidences have demonstrated that the presence of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAIV) may play an important role in host ecology and transmission of avian influenza viruses (AIV). While some authors have clearly demonstrated that LPAIV can mutate to render highly pathogenic avian in...

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Main Authors: Júlia Vergara-Alert, Ana Moreno, Juliana G Zabala, Kateri Bertran, Taiana P Costa, Iván Cordón, Raquel Rivas, Natàlia Majó, Núria Busquets, Paolo Cordioli, Fernando Rodriguez, Ayub Darji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3587606?pdf=render