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ArticleThe Journal of general virology2017

Novel reassortant H9N2 viruses in pigeons and evidence for antigenic diversity of H9N2 viruses isolated from quails in Egypt.

Ahmed Kandeil, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Asmaa Maatouq, Yassmin Moatasim, Zhipeng Cai, Pamela McKenzie, Richard Webby, Ghazi Kayali, Mohamed A Ali

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahmed KandeilCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Rabeh El-SheshenyCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Asmaa MaatouqCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Yassmin MoatasimCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Zhipeng CaiGeorgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Pamela McKenzieDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Richard WebbyDepartment of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Ghazi KayaliDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Mohamed A AliCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
National Research Centre · EGSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USGeorgia State University · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

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NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201400006C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endemicity of avian influenza viruses (AIVs) among Egyptian poultry represents a public health risk. Co-circulation of low pathogenic AIV H9N2 subtype with highly pathogenic AIV H5N1 subtype in Egyptian farms provides a possibility to generate novel reassortant viruses. Here, the genetic characteristics of surface glycoproteins of 59 Egyptian H9N2 viruses, isolated between 2013 and 2015, were analysed. To elucidate the potential of genetic reassortment, 10 H9N2 isolates were selected based on different avian hosts (chickens, ducks, pigeons and quails) and phylogenetic analyses of their full genome sequences were conducted. Additionally, we performed antigenic analysis to further investigate the antigenic evolution of H9N2 viruses isolated during 2011-2015. Different viral characteristics including receptor-binding affinity and drug resistance of representative Egyptian H9N2 viruses were further investigated. The surface glycoproteins of current Egyptian H9N2 viruses were closely related to viruses of the G1-like lineage isolated from Egypt. Several genetic markers that enhance virulence in poultry and transmission to humans were detected. Analysis of the full genome of 10 H9N2 isolates indicated that two pigeon isolates inherited five internal genes from Eurasian AIVs circulating in wild birds. Antigenic conservation of different Egyptian H9N2 isolates from chickens, pigeons and ducks was observed, whereas quail isolates showed antigenic drift. The Egyptian H9N2 viruses preferentially bound to the human-like receptor rather than to the avian-like receptor. Our results suggest that the endemic H9N2 viruses in Egypt contain elements that may favour avian-to-human transmission and thus represent a public health risk.

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Antigenic VariationAnimalsBirdsEgyptEvolution, MolecularGenome, ViralInfluenza A Virus, H9N2 SubtypeInfluenza in BirdsPhylogenyPoultryReassortant VirusesSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology

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PMID27902350
PMCPMC5817215
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