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Volume 29, Number 1—January 2023
Research

Human Immunity and Susceptibility to Influenza A(H3) Viruses of Avian, Equine, and Swine Origin

Elien Vandoorn, Wojciech Stadejek, Isabel Leroux-Roels, Geert Leroux-Roels, Anna Parys, and Kristien Van ReethComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium (E. Vandoorn, W. Stadejek, A. Parys, K. Van Reeth); Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium (I. Leroux-Roels, G. Leroux-Roels)

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Figure 6

Amino acids at presumed antigenic sites of the hemagglutinin 1 (34) of the influenza A(H3) viruses used in this study and their presumed ancestor viruses. Dots indicate that the amino acid is the same as that for dkUK63. Gray indicates the presumed human ancestor viruses of swG17 (A/Victoria/3/75 [VI75]), swIN16 (A/Nanchang/933/95 [NC95]), and swMO15 (A/Victoria/361/2011 [VI11]), which were not included as test viruses in this study. Complete isolate names are provided in Table 2.

Figure 6. Amino acids at presumed antigenic sites of the hemagglutinin 1 (34) of the influenza A(H3) viruses used in this study and their presumed ancestor viruses. Dots indicate that the amino acid is the same as that for dkUK63. Gray indicates the presumed human ancestor viruses of swG17 (A/Victoria/3/75 [VI75]), swIN16 (A/Nanchang/933/95 [NC95]), and swMO15 (A/Victoria/361/2011 [VI11]), which were not included as test viruses in this study. Complete isolate names are provided in [[ANCHOR###T2###Table 2###Anchor]].

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