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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Zhejiang bird expert doubts the H7N9 virus and migratory relationship




East Asia - Australia migratory birds, migratory channels mapping Huang Xin

  "H7N9 or 'China and South Korea mestizo' yesterday, an online news remarkable. This report from the financial new network, the report said: Institute of pathogenic microorganisms and Immunology Key Laboratory researchers said, the virus fragment reassortant findings show that in the eight gene segments of the H7N9 virus, H7 fragment derived from Zhejiang ducks isolated the avian flu virus, the virus in Zhejiang ducks up retrospective homologous avian influenza virus isolated Korean wild birds; homology of the avian influenza virus isolated N9 fragment of wild birds in Korea. 

The remaining six gene fragments derived from the H9N2 avian influenza virus. According to the viral genome comparison and phylogenetic analysis, H9N2 avian influenza virus from flocks of China in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places. Gene reassortment likely occurred in the Yangtze River Delta region.Process possibly via Korea of ​​wild birds in the natural migration process, the ducks and the Yangtze River Delta region, flocks itself with the avian flu virus gene reassortment produce...
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