Complete Genome Sequence of a Natural Reassortant H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus Found in Bean Goose (Anser fabalis): Direct Evidence for Virus Exchange between Korea and China via Wild Birds

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Infect Genet Evol. 2014 Jun 17. pii: S1567-1348(14)00210-X. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.06.007. [Epub ahead of print]
Complete Genome Sequence of a Natural Reassortant H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus Found in Bean Goose (Anser fabalis): Direct Evidence for Virus Exchange between Korea and China via Wild Birds.
Lee DH1, Park JK1, Yuk SS1, Erdene-Ochir TO1, Kwon JH1, Lee JB1, Park SY1, Choi IS1, Lee SW1, Song CS2.
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Abstract

In 2011, we isolated a natural recombinant H9N2 avian influenza virus from fecal droppings of bean goose (Anser fabalis) in Korea. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the A/bean goose/Korea/220/2011(H9N2) isolate is a reassortant of Eurasian and North American lineages of avian influenza virus. In addition, the complete genome sequence, including all 8 gene segments, was associated with Chinese H9N2 viruses isolated from wild birds in the Hunan East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve. These data provide direct evidence for the exchange of avian influenza viruses between Korea and China via wild birds.

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KEYWORDS:

Avian influenza; China; Epidemiology; Korea; Wild birds

PMID:
24953505
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24953505