Ducks: The “Trojan Horses” of H5N1 influenza

Abstract Wild ducks are the main reservoir of influenza A viruses that can be transmitted to domestic poultry and mammals, including humans. Of the 16 hemagglutinin (HA) subtypes of influenza A viruses, only the H5 and H7 subtypes cause highly pathogenic (HP) influenza in the natural hosts. Several...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jeong‐Ki, Negovetich, Nicholas J., Forrest, Heather L., Webster, Robert G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2749972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19627369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2009.00084.x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2749972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19627369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2009.00084.x

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