Genetic drift evolution under vaccination pressure among H5N1 Egyptian isolates
<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>The highly pathogenic H5N1 is a major avian pathogen that intensively affects the poultry industry in Egypt even in spite of the adoption of vaccination strategy. Antigenic drift is among the strategies the influenza virus uses to escape the immune s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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Series: | Virology Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/283 |