Genetic characterization of a novel influenza A virus H5N2 isolated from a dog in China.
An influenza virus, A/canine/Shandong/JT01/2009, has been isolated from a dog exhibiting classical flu signs in China. HAI and NAI assays subtyped A/canine/Shandong/JT01/2009 as a H5N2 like virus. Phylogenetic reconstructions indicated strong relationships with viruses from various hosts and dispersed geographic locations. These analyses indicate A/canine/Shandong/JT01/2009 is a novel virus generated by complex reassortment of the viral segments.
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Taian, Shandong 271018, China.
Guang-jian
GJ
Zhan
Zong-shuai
ZS
Ling
Yan-li
YL
Zhu
Shi-jin
SJ
Jiang
Zhi-jing
ZJ
Xie
D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D053125:Influenza A Virus, H5N2 Subtype / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny