H7N7 Avian Influenza Virus Mutation from Low to High Pathogenicity on a Layer Chicken Farm in the UK

H7N7 Avian Influenza Virus Mutation from Low to High Pathogenicity on a Layer Chicken Farm in the UK

Avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes H5 and H7 are capable of mutating from low to high pathogenicity strains, causing high mortality in poultry with significant economic losses globally. During 2015, two outbreaks of H7N7 low pathogenicity AIV (LPAIV) in Germany, and one each in the United Kingdom...

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Main Authors: Alexander M. P. Byrne, Scott M. Reid, Amanda H. Seekings, Alejandro Núñez, Ana B. Obeso Prieto, Susan Ridout, Caroline J. Warren, Anita Puranik, Vanessa Ceeraz, Stephen Essen, Marek J. Slomka, Jill Banks, Ian H. Brown, Sharon M. Brookes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
H7
avian influenza
outbreak
low pathogenicity
high pathogenicity
poultry
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/2/259

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