Genetic evidence for multi-event imports of avian influenza virus A (H5N1) into Bavaria, Germany.
The almost simultaneous initial detections of avian influenza A H5N1 viruses in central Europe in February 2006, at a time devoid of migratory bird activity, raised the question of the origin of these viruses. This report presents molecular data from Europe providing evidence for multiple and spatially overlapping H5N1 introductions into Bavaria, Germany.
Rinder
Monika
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Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinaerstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany.
Lang
Victoria
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Fuchs
Cordula
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Hafner-Marx
Angela
A
Bogner
Karl-Heinz
KH
Neubauer
Antonie
A
Büttner
Mathias
M
Rinder
Heinz
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary
D004279:DNA, Viral; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D009439:Neuraminidase