H7N9 Carries Genes from Rare H9N2, H7N3, H4N9, H11N9 Bird Flu Viruses

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/article01039.html

H7N9 Carries Genes from Rare H9N2, H7N3, H4N9, H11N9 Bird Flu Viruses
Apr 29, 2013 by Sci-News.com


A team of microbiologists led by Prof Chen Hualan of the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute investigated the origins of a new influenza A (H7N9) virus by testing samples collected from live poultry markets and poultry farms located in Shanghai and Anhui Province, China...

[Shannon Bennett]

Re: H7N9 Carries Genes from Rare H9N2, H7N3, H4N9, H11N9 Bird Flu Viruses

Sounds very promiscuous.

[NS1]

Re: H7N9 Carries Genes from Rare H9N2, H7N3, H4N9, H11N9 Bird Flu Viruses

Though the cited evaluation is very generalised and inherently flawed due to reliance on outdated tools, this emergent H7N9 reservoir is the recipient of genetic data that has been tracked while moving through Class 1 and Class 2 serotypes since 2009.