Microbiol Immunol. 2011 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2011.00361.x. [Epub ahead of print]
An H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus isolated from a local tree sparrow in Indonesia.
Poetranto ED, Yamaoka M, Nastri AM, Krisna LA, Rahman MH, Wulandari L, Yudhawati R, Ginting TE, Makino A, Shinya K, Kawaoka Y.
Abstract
We report the isolation of an H5N1 influenza A virus from a tree sparrow (Passer montanus) captured in East Java, Indonesia in 2010.
Its hemagglutinin and neuraminidase were genetically similar to that of human isolates from 2006-2007 in Indonesia.
The finding of a tree sparrow H5N1 virus that possesses genetically similar surface molecules to those of human viruses highlights the importance of monitoring resident wild birds as well as migratory birds for pandemic preparedness.
PubMed
See also:
New Genotype of Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses Isolated from Tree Sparrows in China
Characterization of a highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4 virus isolated from a tree sparrow.
Differential host gene responses in mice infected with two highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of subtype H5N1 isolated from wild birds in Thailand
An H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus isolated from a local tree sparrow in Indonesia.
Poetranto ED, Yamaoka M, Nastri AM, Krisna LA, Rahman MH, Wulandari L, Yudhawati R, Ginting TE, Makino A, Shinya K, Kawaoka Y.
Abstract
We report the isolation of an H5N1 influenza A virus from a tree sparrow (Passer montanus) captured in East Java, Indonesia in 2010.
Its hemagglutinin and neuraminidase were genetically similar to that of human isolates from 2006-2007 in Indonesia.
The finding of a tree sparrow H5N1 virus that possesses genetically similar surface molecules to those of human viruses highlights the importance of monitoring resident wild birds as well as migratory birds for pandemic preparedness.
PubMed
See also:
New Genotype of Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses Isolated from Tree Sparrows in China
Characterization of a highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4 virus isolated from a tree sparrow.
Differential host gene responses in mice infected with two highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of subtype H5N1 isolated from wild birds in Thailand
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