1. Novel Variants of Clade 2.3.4 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses, China
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Hongquan Wan, Lei Zhong, Min Gu, Xiufan Liu, Wang Xiaoquan, Daxin Peng, Huimou Liu, Guo Zhao, Junqing Huang, Kunkun Zhao, and Wenbo Liu
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Microbiology (medical) ,clade 2.3.4 ,China ,Genotype ,Epidemiology ,Highly pathogenic ,highly pathogenic ,lcsh:Medicine ,Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus ,HPAI ,avian influenza virus ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,phylogeny ,H5N1 genetic structure ,Antigenic drift ,Poultry ,influenza virus ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,Phylogenetics ,medicine ,Influenza A virus ,Animals ,viruses ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,Clade ,Poultry Diseases ,AIV ,flu ,Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype ,clade ,avian ,lcsh:R ,Dispatch ,virus diseases ,H5N1 ,Virology ,Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ,Infectious Diseases ,H5 ,birds ,Influenza in Birds ,chickens ,influenza - Abstract
We characterized 7 highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses isolated from poultry in China during 2009–2012 and found that they belong to clade 2.3.4 but do not fit within the 3 defined subclades. Antigenic drift in subtype H5N1 variants may reduce the efficacy of vaccines designed to control these viruses in poultry.
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- 2013