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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Infection in Feral Raccoons, Japan

Although raccoons (Procyon lotor) are susceptible to influenza viruses, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in these animals has not been reported. We performed a serosurvey of apparently healthy feral raccoons in Japan and found specific antibodies to subtype H5N1 viruses. Fera...

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Autores principales: Horimoto, Taisuke, Maeda, Ken, Murakami, Shin, Kiso, Maki, Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Kiyoko, Sashika, Mariko, Ito, Toshihiro, Suzuki, Kazuo, Yokoyama, Mayumi, Kawaoka, Yoshihiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21470469
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1704.101604