The NS segment of H5N1 avian influenza viruses (AIV) enhances the virulence of an H7N1 AIV in chickens

Some outbreaks involving highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) of subtypes H5 and H7 were caused by avian-to-human transmissions. In nature, different influenza A viruses can reassort leading to new viruses with new characteristics. We decided to investigate the impact that the NS-segmen...

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Main Authors: Vergara-Alert, Júlia, Busquets, Núria, Ballester, Maria, Chaves, Aida J, Rivas, Raquel, Dolz, Roser, Wang, Zhongfang, Pleschka, Stephan, Majó, Natàlia, Rodríguez, Fernando, Darji, Ayub
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922795/