A survey of avian influenza in tree sparrows in China in 2011.

Tree sparrows (Passer montanus) are widely distributed in all seasons in many countries. In this study, a survey and relevant experiments on avian influenza (AI) in tree sparrows were conducted. The results suggested that the receptor for avian influenza viruses (AIVs), SAα2,3Gal, is abundant in the...

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Main Authors: Yan Han, Guangyu Hou, Wenming Jiang, Chunhua Han, Shuo Liu, Jie Chen, Jinping Li, Peng Zhang, Baoxu Huang, Yuehuan Liu, Jiming Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3319536?pdf=render