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| Influenza A virus subtype H7N1 | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Insthoviricetes |
| Order: | Articulavirales |
| Family: | Orthomyxoviridae |
| Genus: | Alphainfluenzavirus |
| Species: | |
| Serotype: | Influenza A virus subtype H7N1
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| Influenza (flu) |
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H7N1 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus.[1]
H7N1 was first isolated in 1972, from Eurasian siskin.[2]
A highly pathogenic strain of it caused a flu outbreak with significant spread to numerous farms, resulting in great economic losses in 1999 in Italy in turkeys.[3]