H9N2 Avian Influenza A Virus: Impact of Serial Passaging by Aerosol Exposure on Pathogenicity in Chickens

The H9N2 low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) is considered a prime candidate for evolving into a highly pathogenic AIV (HPAIV) following circulation in domestic poultry, due to its widespread endemism in Eurasia and the donation of internal genes to H5 and H7 HPAIV. In this study, we invest...

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Main Author: Akinlolu, Jegede
Other Authors: Lin, Min
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36501
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20781