Replication and transmission of H9N2 influenza viruses in ferrets: evaluation of pandemic potential.

Replication and transmission of H9N2 influenza viruses in ferrets: evaluation of pandemic potential.

H9N2 avian influenza A viruses are endemic in poultry of many Eurasian countries and have caused repeated human infections in Asia since 1998. To evaluate the potential threat of H9N2 viruses to humans, we investigated the replication and transmission efficiency of H9N2 viruses in the ferret model....

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Main Authors: Hongquan Wan, Erin M Sorrell, Haichen Song, Md Jaber Hossain, Gloria Ramirez-Nieto, Isabella Monne, James Stevens, Giovanni Cattoli, Ilaria Capua, Li-Mei Chen, Ruben O Donis, Julia Busch, James C Paulson, Christy Brockwell, Richard Webby, Jorge Blanco, Mohammad Q Al-Natour, Daniel R Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2500216?pdf=render

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