Frontiers in Microbiology (Feb 2020)

Novel Reassortant Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Virus Isolate in Migratory Waterfowl in Hubei Province, China

  • Xiang Li,
  • Jing Sun,
  • Xinru Lv,
  • Yajun Wang,
  • Yulei Li,
  • Minghui Li,
  • Wei Liu,
  • Min Zhi,
  • Xiaoyu Yang,
  • Tian Fu,
  • Peiran Ma,
  • Yi Li,
  • Xihua Zhou,
  • Yong Li,
  • Guoxiang Yang,
  • Guang Chen,
  • Jun Zhang,
  • Hesong Zheng,
  • Guogang Zhang,
  • Yuping Hua,
  • Siyuan Yang,
  • Yanbing Li,
  • Juergen A. Richt,
  • Hongliang Chai,
  • Hongliang Chai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00220
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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In December 2017, an influenza A(H9N2) virus (B51) was isolated from migratory waterfowl in Hubei Province, China. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that B51 is a novel reassortant influenza virus containing segments from human H7N4 virus and North American wild bird influenza viruses. This suggest that B51 has undergone multiple reassortment events.

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