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Identification of a novel reassortant A (H9N6) virus in live poultry markets in Poyang Lake region, China

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Arch Virol. 2017 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s00705-017-3507-x. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Identification of a novel reassortant A (H9N6) virus in live poultry markets in Poyang Lake region, China.[/h] Zhang H[SUP]1[/SUP], Liu M[SUP]2[/SUP], Zeng X[SUP]1[/SUP], Zhao X[SUP]1[/SUP], Deng Z[SUP]2[/SUP], Yang L[SUP]1[/SUP], Chen W[SUP]1[/SUP], Li Z[SUP]1[/SUP], Jiao M[SUP]1[/SUP], Xia W[SUP]2[/SUP], Han B[SUP]2[/SUP], Chen H[SUP]3[/SUP], Shu Y[SUP]4[/SUP], Wang D[SUP]5[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Live poultry markets (LPM) are one of the most important sources of human infection with avian influenza virus (AIV). During our routine surveillance of AIV, we identified an H9N6 virus (JX-H9N6) in a LPM in Nanchang city, Jiangxi Province, China. Using Bayesian coalescent analysis, it was predicted that JX-H9N6 had originated from a reassortment event between H9N2 and H6N6 AIVs in early 2014, instead of being derived from an H9N6 virus reported previously. Mutations in HA, PB1, PA, M, and NS protein, which could increase mammalian transmission and virulence, were also detected. Currently, both H9N2 and H6N6 AIVs are widely distributed in poultry and contribute to the generation of novel reassortant viruses causing human infection. Our findings highlight the importance of enhanced surveillance in birds for early prediction of human infections.


PMID: 28840439 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3507-x
 
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