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#Influenza virus has a segmented genome, which means that exchange of viral segments between one or more influenza virus subtypes—#reassortment—is possible, and can contribute to a shift in virulence and adaptation to new hosts. (1/3)
This study in @nature shows that reassortment events in #influenza virus #H9N2, which is widely circulating in #poultry populations worldwide and has the ability to infect #humans, can lead to novel reassortant viruses with variable phenotypic traits. (2/3)
This warrants the continuous monitoring of #influenza #H9N2 and co-circulating subtypes in avian hosts. (3/3)
