title: Genetic characterization of H9N2 avian influenza virus in plateau pikas in the Qinghai Lake region of China.
abstract: Qinghai Lake is a major migratory-bird breeding site that has experienced several highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (AIV) epizootics. Plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) have previously been implicated in the ecology of avian influenza virus in this region. We first isolated an H9N2 AIV (A/Pika/Menyuan/01/2008) from plateau pikas between November 2008 and October 2009. Sequence analysis showed that the A/Pika/Menyuan/01/2008 AIV was closely related to the H9N2 AIV strain (A/Turkey/Wisconsin/ 1/1966). Our findings suggested that plateau pikas may contribute to AIV epidemiology in the Qinghai Lake region.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jin-Yan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhuang-Chuan
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xin-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zeng-Kui
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bo-Li
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. liaomin4545@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.|Collaborative Innovation Center and State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ji-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002681:China; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004199:Disease Vectors; D053127:Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007793:Lagomorpha / Q000821:virology*; D060106:Lakes; D010802:Phylogeny; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins
keywords: Avian influenza virus; H9N2; Plateau pika; Qinghai Lake