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Correspondence

Genetics, pathogenicity and transmissibility of novel reassortant H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses first isolated from migratory birds in western China

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Pages 1-4 | Received 02 Sep 2017, Accepted 15 Nov 2017, Published online: 24 Jan 2018

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