Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10961370 | Journal of Equine Veterinary Science | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Reported here are the results of antigenic and genetic characterization of equine influenza strains causing local outbreaks reported in Morocco, respectively, in 1997 and 2004. The antigenic and genetic characterizations of the equine influenza virus H3N8 are reported here. The highest similarity between the HA1 nucleotide sequences of A/equine/Nador/1/1997 and those of A/equine/Rome/5/1991 and A/equine/Italy/1199/1992 demonstrate that A/equine/Nador/1/1997 belongs to the European lineage. On the other hand, A/equine/Essaouira/2/2004 and A/equine/Essaouira/3/2004 were classified in the predivergent lineage. The present work emphasizes the importance of a national influenza survey program, which requires a collaborative laboratory network to promote the collection and characterization (antigenic and genetic) of equine influenza viruses in real time.
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Authors
Mohamed DVM, Nadia PhD, Elmostafa PhD, Meriame PhD, Bachir DVM, Chafiqua MS, Mehdi DVM, PhD, My Mustapha PhD,