Evolutionary dynamics of the H7N9 avian influenza virus based on large-scale sequence analysis.

Since 2013, epidemics caused by novel H7N9 avian influenza A viruses (AIVs) have become a considerable public health issue. This study investigated the evolution of these viruses at the population level. Compared to H7 and N9 before 2013, there were 18 and 24 substitutions in the majority of novel H...

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Main Authors: Jiasheng Xiong, Ping Zhao, Pengfei Yang, Qingli Yan, Lufang Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220249