Domestic pigs have low susceptibility to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses.

Genetic reassortment of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAI) with currently circulating human influenza A strains is one possibility that could lead to efficient human-to-human transmissibility. Domestic pigs which are susceptible to infection with both human and avian influenza A v...

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Main Authors: Aleksandr S Lipatov, Yong Kuk Kwon, Luciana V Sarmento, Kelly M Lager, Erica Spackman, David L Suarez, David E Swayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2438613?pdf=render