Avian influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks, Kuwait, 2007

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作者
Al-Azemi, Ahmad [2 ]
Bahl, Justin
Al-Zenki, Sameer [2 ]
Al-Shayji, Yousif [2 ]
Al-Amad, Sami [2 ]
Chen, Honglin
Guan, Yi
Peiris, J. S. Malik [3 ]
Smith, Gavin J. D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hong Kong, State Key Lab Emerging Infect Dis, Dept Microbiol, Li Ka Shing Fac Med, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Kuwait Inst Sci Res, Kuwait, Kuwait
[3] HKU Pasteur Res Ctr, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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10.3201/eid1406.080056
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Phylogenetic analysis of influenza A viruses (H5N1) isolated from Kuwait in 2007 show that (H5N1) sublineage clade 2.2 viruses continue to spread across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Virus isolates were most closely related to isolates from central Asia and were likely vectored by migratory birds.
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