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SUBMITTER: Hanna A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4412239 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hanna Amanda A Banks Jill J Marston Denise A DA Ellis Richard J RJ Brookes Sharon M SM Brown Ian H IH
Emerging infectious diseases 20150501 5
Genetic sequences of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8) virus in England have high homology to those detected in mainland Europe and Asia during 2014. Genetic characterization suggests this virus is an avian-adapted virus without specific affinity for zoonoses. Spatio-temporal detections of H5N8 imply a role for wild birds in virus spread. ...[more]