In China, domestic ducks and wild birds often share the same water, in which influenza viruses replicate preferentially. Isolation of 2 novel reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N5) viruses from apparently healthy domestic ducks highlights the role of these ducks as reassortment vessels. Such new subtypes of influenza viruses may pose a pandemic threat.
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【저자키워드】 viruses, Influenza, China, highly pathogenic avian influenza, dispatch, reassortant, domestic ducks, H5N5,
【저자키워드】 viruses, Influenza, China, highly pathogenic avian influenza, dispatch, reassortant, domestic ducks, H5N5,