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
Hauptverfasser: Ali, Muzaffar, Yaqub, Tahir, Mukhtar, Nadia, Imran, Muhammad, Ghafoor, Aamir, Shahid, Muhammad Furqan, Naeem, Muhammad, Iqbal, Munir, Smith, Gavin J D, Su, Yvonne C F
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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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2501.180618