Influenza A virus subtype H6N1

Influenza A virus subtype H6N1
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Negarnaviricota
Class:	Insthoviricetes
Order:	Articulavirales
Family:	Orthomyxoviridae
Genus:	Alphainfluenzavirus
Species:	Influenza A virus
Serotype:	Influenza A virus subtype H6N1

Influenza (flu)
Types Avian A/H5N1 subtype Canine Equine Swine A/H1N1 subtype
Vaccines 2009 pandemic Pandemrix Live attenuated Seasonal flu vaccine brands
Treatment Amantadine Baloxavir marboxil Laninamivir Oseltamivir Peramivir Rimantadine Umifenovir Zanamivir
Pandemics 1889-1890 Russian flu 1918 Spanish flu 1957-1958 Asian flu 1968 Hong Kong flu 1977 Russian flu 2009 swine flu
Outbreaks 1976 swine flu 2006 H5N1 India 2007 Australian equine 2007 Bernard Matthews H5N1 2008 West Bengal 2015 United States H5N2 outbreak 2020–2023 H5N8 outbreak
See also Flu season Influenza evolution Influenza research Influenza-like illness Vaccine reformulations
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Influenza A virus subtype H6N1 (A/H6N1), is a subtype of the influenza A virus. It has only infected one person, a woman in Taiwan, who recovered.^[1] Known to infect Eurasian teal, it is closely related to subtype H5N1.^[2]

1. ^ Yuan, J.; Zhang, L.; Kan, X.; Jiang, L.; Yang, J.; Guo, Z.; Ren, Q. (2013). "Origin and Molecular Characteristics of a Novel 2013 Avian Influenza A(H6N1) Virus Causing Human Infection in Taiwan". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 57 (9): 1367–1368. doi:10.1093/cid/cit479. PMID 23881153.
2. ^ Hoffmann, E.; Stech, J.; Leneva, I.; Krauss, S.; Scholtissek, C.; Chin, P. S.; Peiris, M.; Shortridge, K. F.; Webster, R. G. (2000). "Characterization of the Influenza a Virus Gene Pool in Avian Species in Southern China: Was H6N1 a Derivative or a Precursor of H5N1?". Journal of Virology. 74 (14): 6309–6315. doi:10.1128/JVI.74.14.6309-6315.2000. PMC 112136. PMID 10864640.

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