H9N2 influenza A virus circulates in H5N1 endemically infected poultry population in Egypt

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

Isabella Monne³  Hussein A. Hussein²  Alice Fusaro³  Viviana Valastro³  Mohamed M. Hamoud⁴  Rabab A. Khalefa⁵  Shahin N. Dardir⁵  Moustafa I. Radwan¹  Ilaria Capua³ 

[1] National Lab for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production, Animal Heath Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.;Virology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.;Research & Development Department, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, OIE/FAO and National Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza, OIE Collaborating Centre for Diseases at the Human-Animal Interface, Legnaro, Padova, Italy.;Poultry and Rabbit Diseases Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.;Private Poultry Consultant, Giza, Egypt.

关键词: Avian influenza;    Egypt;    H9N2;    phylogeny;   

DOI  :  10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00399.x

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

We describe the identification and characterization of the H9N2 influenza subtype reported in Egyptian broiler and broiler breeder farms for the first time. Circulation of this subtype in a highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus endemic population provides an opportunity for genetic reassortment and emergence of novel viruses.

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