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Phylogenetic and molecular characteristics of Eurasian H9 avian influenza viruses and their detection by two different H9-specific RealTime reverse tr

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Vet Microbiol. 2012 Nov 14. pii: S0378-1135(12)00604-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.11.013. [Epub ahead of print]
Phylogenetic and molecular characteristics of Eurasian H9 avian influenza viruses and their detection by two different H9-specific RealTime reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction tests.
Slomka MJ, Hanna A, Mahmood S, Govil J, Krill D, Manvell RJ, Shell W, Arnold ME, Banks J, Brown IH.
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Avian Virology, OIE, FAO & EU Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory, Animal Health & Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA-Weybridge), Woodham Lane, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: marek.slomka@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk.
Abstract

Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) of the H9 haemagglutinin subtype are endemic in many Asian and Middle-East countries, causing mortality and morbidity in poultry. Consequently there is a need for accurate and sensitive detection of Eurasian H9 subtype viruses. Two H9 RealTime reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) tests, developed by Monne et al. (2008) and Ben Shabat et al. (2010), were originally validated with a limited number of H9 specimens. In the present study, the two tests have been assessed using 66 diverse H9 isolates and 139 clinical specimens from six H9 poultry outbreaks in four geographically disparate Eurasian countries. The Monne et al. (2008) test was modified and successfully detected all H9 viruses from all three Eurasian H9 lineages. Bayesian analysis of the clinical specimens' results revealed this test to be more sensitive (97%) than the Ben Shabat et al. (2010) test (31%). The latter test detected most H9 isolates of the G1 lineage, but no isolates from other H9 lineages. Mismatches in the primer/probe binding sequences accounted for sensitivity differences between the two H9 RRT-PCRs. Genetic analysis of 34 sequenced H9 haemagglutinin genes showed the South Asian and Middle-East H9 isolates to belong to the H9 G1 lineage, and possessed residues that appear to preferably bind alpha 2,6-linked sialic acid receptors which indicate a potential for human infection. European H9s clustered phylogenetically in a broader geographical group that includes recent North American H9 wild bird isolates and contemporary Asian viruses in the Y439 H9 lineage.

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PMID:
23228620
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23228620
 
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