Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) in domestic poultry and relationship with migratory birds, South Korea.(DISPATCHES)
From: Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Date: 3/1/2008
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Author: Choi, Kang-seuk; Choi, Young-Ki; Her, Moon; Jeon, Woo-Jin; Jeong, Ok-Mi; Jeong, Wooseog; Joh, Seong-Joon; Kim, Aeran; Kim, Chul-Joong; Kim, Jae-Hong; Kim, Min-Chul; Kim, Min-Jeong; Kim, Yong-Joo; Kwon, Jun-Hun; Lee, Eun ho; Lee, Eun-Kyoung; Lee, Youn-Jeong; Moon, Ho-Jin; Oh, Tak-Gue; Poo, Haryoung; Song, Min-Suk; Sung, Moon-Hee; Yoo, Dae-Won
During the 2006-2007 winter season in South Korea, several outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) were confirmed among domestic poultry and in migratory bird habitats. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all isolates were closely related and that all belong to the A/ bar-headed goose/Qinghai/5/2005-like lineage rather than the A/chicken/Korea/ES/2003--like lineage.
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus (H5N1) has been detected ...
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