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H5N1 Clade 2.3 in Japan Signals Global and Genetic Expansion
Author: markw // Category: HealthRecombinomics Commentary 05:21
May 15, 2008
It differs from the virus which in the past is verified in the country, presently has become popular in Indonesia and Vietnam
The above comments on the H5N1 in whooper swans in Japan indicate clade 2.1 or clade 2.3 has moved into long range migratory birds. Comments from South Korea on similarities between the H5N1 there and H5N1 in Vietnam suggest that H5N1 in both countries is clade 2.3 (Fujian strain). Although movement of H5N1 via migratory birds in eastern Asian is not well defined, an elaborate distribution route in areas west of China has been defined by surveillance and analysis of clade 2.2. Read more
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