Pathogenicity of Genetically Similar, H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strains in Chicken and the Differences in Sensitivity among Different Chicken Breeds

• Aya Matsuu,

  Affiliations Thailand-Japan Zoonotic Diseases Collaborating Center (ZDCC), Kasetlang, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, Research Team for Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Tomoko Kobayashi,

  Affiliations Thailand-Japan Zoonotic Diseases Collaborating Center (ZDCC), Kasetlang, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, Research Team for Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Tuangthong Patchimasiri,

  Affiliation National Institute of Animal Health, Kasetklang, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Takashi Shiina,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Life Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Shimokasuya Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

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• Shingo Suzuki,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Life Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Shimokasuya Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

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• Kridsada Chaichoune,

  Affiliation The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

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• Parntep Ratanakorn,

  Affiliation The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

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• Yasuaki Hiromoto,

  Affiliations Thailand-Japan Zoonotic Diseases Collaborating Center (ZDCC), Kasetlang, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, Research Team for Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Haruka Abe,

  Affiliations Thailand-Japan Zoonotic Diseases Collaborating Center (ZDCC), Kasetlang, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, Research Team for Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Influenza and Prion Disease Research Center, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannnondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Sujira Parchariyanon,

  Affiliation National Institute of Animal Health, Kasetklang, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Takehiko Saito

  * E-mail: taksaito@affrc.go.jp

  Affiliations Thailand-Japan Zoonotic Diseases Collaborating Center (ZDCC), Kasetlang, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, Research Team for Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Influenza and Prion Disease Research Center, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kannnondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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