Molecular Characterization of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Raccoon Dogs in China

Xian Qi; Xihan Li; Paul Rider; Weixing Fan; Hongwei Gu; Longtao Xu; Yonghua Yang; Sangwei Lu; Hua Wang; Fenyong Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004682

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Molecular Characterization of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Raccoon Dogs in China

Xian Qi,

Affiliations Jiangsu CDC-Nanjing University Joint Institute of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Pevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Xihan Li,

Affiliation Jiangsu CDC-Nanjing University Joint Institute of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Paul Rider,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Weixing Fan,

Affiliation China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Hongwei Gu,

Affiliation Jiangsu CDC-Nanjing University Joint Institute of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Longtao Xu,

Affiliation Qilu Animal Health Products Co. Ltd, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Yonghua Yang,

Affiliation Jiangsu CDC-Nanjing University Joint Institute of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Sangwei Lu,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Hua Wang ,

* E-mail: wh@jscdc.cn (HW); liu_fy@uclink4.berkeley.edu (FL)

Affiliations Jiangsu CDC-Nanjing University Joint Institute of Virology, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Pevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Fenyong Liu

* E-mail: wh@jscdc.cn (HW); liu_fy@uclink4.berkeley.edu (FL)

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Molecular Characterization of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Raccoon Dogs in China

Xian Qi,
Xihan Li,
Paul Rider,
Weixing Fan,
Hongwei Gu,
Longtao Xu,
Yonghua Yang,
Sangwei Lu,
Hua Wang,
Fenyong Liu

Published: March 9, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004682

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