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SUBMITTER: Watanabe T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4205238 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell host & microbe 20140601 6
Wild birds harbor a large gene pool of influenza A viruses that have the potential to cause influenza pandemics. Foreseeing and understanding this potential is important for effective surveillance. Our phylogenetic and geographic analyses revealed the global prevalence of avian influenza virus genes whose proteins differ only a few amino acids from the 1918 pandemic influenza virus, suggesting that 1918-like pandemic viruses may emerge in the future. To assess this risk, we generated and charact ...[more]