The nucleotide sequence of the HA1 of the haemagglutinin of an HI avian influenza virus isolate from turkeys in Germany provides additional evidence suggesting recent transmission from pigs

G W Wood; J Banks; I H Brown; I Strong; D J Alexander

doi:10.1080/03079459708419217

The nucleotide sequence of the HA1 of the haemagglutinin of an HI avian influenza virus isolate from turkeys in Germany provides additional evidence suggesting recent transmission from pigs

Avian Pathol. 1997;26(2):347-55. doi: 10.1080/03079459708419217.

Authors

G W Wood¹, J Banks, I H Brown, I Strong, D J Alexander

Affiliation

¹ Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, UK.

PMID: 18483911
DOI: 10.1080/03079459708419217

Abstract

The nucleotide sequence encoding the HA1 portion of the haemagglutinin gene of the influenza virus A/turkey/Germany/2482/90j isolated from birds kept in an area of many pig farms, was determined and compared with those of recent avian and swine influenza isolates. It was found to be closest to the 'avian-like' swine H1N1 influenza viruses that have been reported in Europe since the early 1980s and may represent good evidence for transmission of these viruses back to birds after they have become established in pigs.