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Avian influenza A virus Hav 7 N 2 was transmitted to mink by contact. Other avian influenza A viruses, Hav 4 Nav 1 and Hav 6 Nav 5, were not transmitted, and human, swine and equine influenza A viruses were transmitted to mink by a similar contact.
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Yagyu, K., Yanagawa, R., Matsuura, Y. et al. Contact infection of mink with influenza A viruses of avian and mammalian origin. Archives of Virology 68, 143–145 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314444
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