Evolutionary dynamics and emergence of panzootic H5N1 influenza viruses.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus lineage has undergone extensive genetic reassortment with viruses from different sources to produce numerous H5N1 genotypes, and also developed into multiple genetically distinct sublineages in China. From there, the virus has spread to over 60...

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Main Authors: Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna, Justin Bahl, Steven Riley, Lian Duan, Jin Xia Zhang, Honglin Chen, J S Malik Peiris, Gavin J D Smith, Yi Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18818732/?tool=EBI