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. 1986 May;58(2):655–656. doi: 10.1128/jvi.58.2.655-656.1986

Characterization of two influenza A viruses from a pilot whale.

V S Hinshaw, W J Bean, J Geraci, P Fiorelli, G Early, R G Webster
PMCID: PMC252957  PMID: 3701925

Abstract

Influenza A viruses of the H13N2 and H13N9 subtypes were isolated from the lung and hilar node of a pilot whale. Serological, molecular, and biological analyses indicate that the whale isolates are closely related to the H13 influenza viruses from gulls.

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