Giuseppe
Emeritus
Introduction into Nigeria of a Distinct Genotype of Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1)
Introduction into Nigeria of a Distinct Genotype of Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1)
Alice Fusaro, Tony Joannis, Isabella Monne, Annalisa Salviato, Bitrus Yakubu, Clement Meseko, Tinuke Oladokun, Sonia Fassina, Ilaria Capua, and Giovanni Cattoli
[From Emerging Infectious Diseases - www.cdc.gov/eid - Vol. 15, No. 3, March 2009. Full PDF Document Available at LINK. EDITED.]
Genetic characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (H5N1) isolated in July 2008 in Nigeria indicates that a distinct genotype, never before detected in Africa, reached the continent. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the viruses are genetically closely related to European and Middle Eastern influenza A (H5N1) isolates detected in 2007.
Author affiliations: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy (A. Fusaro, I. Monne, A. Salviato, S. Fassina, I. Capua, G. Cattoli); and National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria (T. Joannis, B. Yakubu, C. Meseko, T. Oladokun)
DOI: 10.3201/eid1503.081161
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Introduction into Nigeria of a Distinct Genotype of Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1)
Alice Fusaro, Tony Joannis, Isabella Monne, Annalisa Salviato, Bitrus Yakubu, Clement Meseko, Tinuke Oladokun, Sonia Fassina, Ilaria Capua, and Giovanni Cattoli
[From Emerging Infectious Diseases - www.cdc.gov/eid - Vol. 15, No. 3, March 2009. Full PDF Document Available at LINK. EDITED.]
Genetic characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (H5N1) isolated in July 2008 in Nigeria indicates that a distinct genotype, never before detected in Africa, reached the continent. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the viruses are genetically closely related to European and Middle Eastern influenza A (H5N1) isolates detected in 2007.
Author affiliations: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy (A. Fusaro, I. Monne, A. Salviato, S. Fassina, I. Capua, G. Cattoli); and National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria (T. Joannis, B. Yakubu, C. Meseko, T. Oladokun)
DOI: 10.3201/eid1503.081161
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