H9N2 influenza virus acquires intravenous pathogenicity on the introduction of a pair of di-basic amino acid residues at the cleavage site of the hemagglutinin and consecutive passages in chickens
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) caused by infection with low pathogenic H9N2 viruses have occurred in poultry, resulting in serious economic losses in Asia and the Middle East. It has been difficult to eradicate the H9N2 virus beca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/64 |