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Influenza A(H6N1) Virus in Dogs, Taiwan

We determined the prevalence of influenza A virus in dogs in Taiwan and isolated A/canine/Taiwan/E01/2014. Molecular analysis indicated that this isolate was closely related to influenza A(H6N1) viruses circulating in Taiwan and harbored the E627K substitution in the polymerase basic 2 protein, whic...

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Autores principales: Lin, Hui-Ting, Wang, Ching-Ho, Chueh, Ling-Ling, Su, Bi-Ling, Wang, Lih-Chiann
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/PMC4672433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26583707
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.141229
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Sumario:We determined the prevalence of influenza A virus in dogs in Taiwan and isolated A/canine/Taiwan/E01/2014. Molecular analysis indicated that this isolate was closely related to influenza A(H6N1) viruses circulating in Taiwan and harbored the E627K substitution in the polymerase basic 2 protein, which indicated its ability to replicate in mammalian species.