In January 2020, the subclade 2.3.4.4h of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N6) virus infected migratory whooper swans and mute swans in Xinjiang, western China. The virus is lethal to chickens and ducks but has low pathogenicity in mice. Antigenically, this subclade is similar to the H5N1 vaccine seed virus Re-11.
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【저자키워드】 viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, China, Phylogeny, antigenicity, virulence, H5N6, bird flu, Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, subclade 2.3.4.4h, swans,
【저자키워드】 viruses, respiratory infections, zoonoses, China, Phylogeny, antigenicity, virulence, H5N6, bird flu, Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, subclade 2.3.4.4h, swans,