Potential Pandemic of H7N9 Avian Influenza A Virus in Human

Since 2013, the H7N9 avian influenza A virus (AIV) has caused human infections and to the extent of now surpassing H5N1. This raises an alarm about the potential of H7N9 to become a pandemic problem. Our compilation of the amino acid changes required for AIVs to cross the species-barrier discovers 5...

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Main Authors: Zhiqing Pu, Dan Xiang, Xiaobing Li, Tingting Luo, Xuejuan Shen, Robert W. Murphy, Ming Liao, Yongyi Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00414/full