Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Virus in Poultry Worker, Pakistan, 2015
Avian influenza A(H9N2) virus isolated from a poultry worker in Pakistan in 2015 was closely related to viruses detected in poultry farms. Observed mutations in the hemagglutinin related to receptor-binding affinity and antigenicity could affect cross-reactivity with prepandemic H9N2 vaccine strains...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Emerging infectious diseases 2019-01, Vol.25 (1), p.136-139 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Avian influenza A(H9N2) virus isolated from a poultry worker in Pakistan in 2015 was closely related to viruses detected in poultry farms. Observed mutations in the hemagglutinin related to receptor-binding affinity and antigenicity could affect cross-reactivity with prepandemic H9N2 vaccine strains. |
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ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid2501.180618 |