H5N9

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Flu

H5N9 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus (sometimes called bird flu virus).

A highly pathogenic strain of H5N9 caused a minor flu outbreak in 1966 in Ontario, Canada in turkeys. [1]

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  1. ^ WHO


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Subtypes of type A flu: H1N1 - H1N2 - H2N2 - H3N2 - H3N8 - H5N1 - H5N2 - H5N3 - H5N8 - H5N9 - H7N1 - H7N2 - H7N3 - H7N4 - H7N7 - H9N2 - H10N7

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