Genome Sequences of an H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Vaccinated Layers in China in 2012.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC3837171 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
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Genome Sequences of an H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from Vaccinated Layers in China in 2012.
Liu Hualei H Wang Xiaoliang X Wang Jingjing J Zhao Yunling Y Zheng Dongxia D Chen Jiming J Huang Baoxu B Wang Zhiliang Z
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An H5N1 virus was isolated from vaccinated layers during an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Ningxia, China, in 2012. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the virus is a novel variant in clade 7.2, and the outbreak likely resulted from mutations in the viral hemagglutinin (HA) gene. ...[more]
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