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Replication Capacity of Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Virus in Pet Birds and Mammals, Bangladesh

Avian influenza A(H9N2) is an agricultural and public health threat. We characterized an H9N2 virus from a pet market in Bangladesh and demonstrated replication in samples from pet birds, swine tissues, human airway and ocular cells, and ferrets. Results implicated pet birds in the potential dissemi...

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Autores principales: Lenny, Brian J., Shanmuganatham, Karthik, Sonnberg, Stephanie, Feeroz, Mohammed M., Alam, S.M. Rabiul, Hasan, M. Kamrul, Jones-Engel, Lisa, McKenzie, Pamela, Krauss, Scott, Webster, Robert G., Jones, Jeremy C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26583371
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.151152
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Sumario:Avian influenza A(H9N2) is an agricultural and public health threat. We characterized an H9N2 virus from a pet market in Bangladesh and demonstrated replication in samples from pet birds, swine tissues, human airway and ocular cells, and ferrets. Results implicated pet birds in the potential dissemination and zoonotic transmission of this virus.