H9N2 Subtype Influenza A Viruses in Poultry in Pakistan Are Closely Related to the H9N2 Viruses Responsible for Human Infection in Hong Kong
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Imported parakeets harbor H9N2 influenza A viruses that are genetically closely related to those transmitted to humans in Hong Kong.
In 1997 and 1998, H9N2 influenza A viruses were isolated from the respiratory organs of Indian ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula Krameri manillensis) that had been imported from Pakistan to Japan. The two isolates were closely related to each other (>99% as determined by nucleotide analysis of eight RNA segments), indicating that H9N2 viruses of the same lineage were maintained in these birds f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Virology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0042-6822
DOI: 10.1006/viro.2000.0585