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Bird Flu
Research on bird flu detailed by R. Wu and co-authors
November 10th, 2009
According to a study from Wuhan, People's Republic of China, "H9N2 avian influenza viruses have circulated widely in domestic poultry around the world, and their outbreaks have resulted in heavy morbidity and mortality. In addition, H9N2 avian influenza viruses were transmitted directly from birds to humans in Hong Kong and mainland China during 1998 and 2003, which prompted the public health authorities to seek protective strategies to control H9N2 influenza viruses." "In this study, we attempted to develop a DIVA (differentiating infected and vaccinated animals) strategy for H9N2 avian influenza viruses. This strategy does not interfere with serological monitoring and...
Source: Virus Weekly (2009-11-10)
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