Recombination Resulting in Virulence Shift in Avian Influenza Outbreak, Chile

Influenza A viruses occur worldwide in wild birds and are occasionally associated with outbreaks in commercial chickens and turkeys. However, avian influenza viruses have not been isolated from wild birds or poultry in South America. A recent outbreak in chickens of H7N3 low pathogenic avian influen...

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Main Authors: David L. Suarez, Dennis A. Senne, Jill Banks, Ian H. Brown, Steve C. Essen, Chang-Won Lee, Ruth J. Manvell, Christian Mathieu-Benson, Valentine Moreno, Janice C. Pedersen, Brundaban Panigrahy, Herman Rojas, Eric Spackman, Dennis J. Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0396_article