Antigenic Shift v. Drift in Avian and Mammalian Sino-Influenza Type A Viruses.

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Antigenic Shift v. Drift in Avian and Mammalian
Sino-Influenza Type A Viruses.

• By
• Charles Hauser, St. Edwards University
• Mark Maloney, Spelman College
• Young Kim, Northland College
• Michael P. Saclolo, St. Edwards University

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Issues

• Role of viral hemagglutinin diversity in
  pathology
• Creation of new viral strains
• Antigenic shift versus drift

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Module Components

• Chinese Avian and Mammalian Influenza
  Hemagglutinin Sequences
• ClustalW Alignment
• Dendogram Analysis