Genetic characterization of H9N2 avian influenza virus in plateau pikas in the Qinghai Lake region of China

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Arch Virol. 2016 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Genetic characterization of H9N2 avian influenza virus in plateau pikas in the Qinghai Lake region of China.[/h] Yan Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Gu JY[SUP]2[/SUP], Yuan ZC[SUP]1[/SUP], Chen XY[SUP]1[/SUP], Li ZK[SUP]3[/SUP], Lei J[SUP]2[/SUP], Hu BL[SUP]2[/SUP], Yan LP[SUP]2[/SUP], Xing G[SUP]2[/SUP], Liao M[SUP]4[/SUP], Zhou JY[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]5[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] 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.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Avian influenza virus; H9N2; Plateau pika; Qinghai Lake

PMID: 27990566 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-3176-1
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