Avian influenza (H5N1) virus in waterfowl and chickens, central China.
In 2004, 3 and 4 strains of avian influenza virus (subtype H5N1) were isolated from waterfowl and chickens, respectively, in central People's Republic of China. Viral replication and pathogenicity were evaluated in chickens, quails, pigeons, and mice. We analyzed the sequences of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes of the isolates and found broad diversity among them.
Yu
Zhengjun
Z
Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Song
Yunfeng
Y
Zhou
Hongbo
H
Xu
Xiaojuan
X
Hu
Qiaoyun
Q
Wu
Haiya
H
Zhang
Anding
A
Zhou
Yanjun
Y
Chen
Jianfeng
J
Dan
Hanbing
H
Luo
Qingping
Q
Li
Xiangmin
X
Chen
Huanchun
H
Jin
Meilin
M
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004372:Ducks / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance
D006388:Hemagglutinins; D009439:Neuraminidase