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Complete genome of influenza H5N1 viral isolates from Thailand characterized

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, April 26th, 2005

The complete genome of human influenza H5N1 viral isolates from Thailand is characterized.

According to a study from Thailand, "The complete genomes of three human H5N1 influenza isolates were characterized, together with the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) genes from two additional human isolates and one chicken isolate. These six influenza isolates were obtained from four different provinces of Thailand during the avian influenza outbreak in Asia from late 2003 to May 2004."

"All six Thailand isolates contained multiple basic amino acids at the cleavage site in the RA gene. Amino acid residues at the receptor-binding site of the five...

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