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H5N9
Introduction
Template:Flu H5N9 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus (sometimes called bird flu virus).
A highly pathogenic strain of H5N9 caused a minor flu outbreak in 1966 in Ontario, Canada in turkeys. [1]