Equine-Like H3 Avian Influenza Viruses in Wild Birds, Chile

Equine-Like H3 Avian Influenza Viruses in Wild Birds, Chile

Since their discovery in the United States in 1963, outbreaks of infection with equine influenza virus (H3N8) have been associated with serious respiratory disease in horses worldwide. Genomic analysis suggests that equine H3 viruses are of an avian lineage, likely originating in wild birds. Equine...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Bravo-Vasquez, Jiangwei Yao, Pedro Jimenez-Bluhm, Victoria Meliopoulos, Pamela Freiden, Bridgett Sharp, Leonardo Estrada, Amy Davis, Sean Cherry, Brandi Livingston, Angela Danner, Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Christopher Hamilton-West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
avian influenza
influenza
influenza viruses
viruses
equine influenza virus
wild birds
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-2063_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-2063_article

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