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Outbreak of H7N8 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial Turkeys with Spontaneous Mutation to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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Genome Announc. 2016 Jun 16;4(3). pii: e00457-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00457-16.
[h=1]Outbreak of H7N8 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial Turkeys with Spontaneous Mutation to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.[/h] Killian ML[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim-Torchetti M[SUP]2[/SUP], Hines N[SUP]1[/SUP], Yingst S[SUP]3[/SUP], DeLiberto T[SUP]4[/SUP], Lee DH[SUP]5[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H7N8 was detected in commercial turkeys in January 2016. Control zone surveillance discovered a progenitor low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) virus in surrounding turkey flocks. Data analysis supports a single LPAI virus introduction followed by spontaneous mutation to HPAI on a single premises.
Copyright ? 2016 Killian et al.


PMID: 27313288 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4911467 Free PMC Article
 
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