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Daniel R. Perez, dperez@uga.edu; Tel.: +1-706-5838-919
L.O. conception of the work, collected and processed field samples, performed sequencing, analyzed data, and wrote and edited the manuscript. G.G. performed sequencing and edited the manuscript. D.M. (David Moran) collected field samples and edited the manuscript. D.M. (Dione Mendez) collected field samples and edited the manuscript. L.F. edited the manuscript. A.S.G.-R. edited the manuscript. D.A. edited the manuscript. M.M. performed initial virus isolation and edited the manuscript. F.E. performed initial virus isolation and edited the manuscript. C.C.-R. conception of the work and edited the manuscript. D.R. edited the manuscript. M.I.N. edited the manuscript. D.R.P. conception of the work, analyzed data, and wrote and edited the manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.
This research was funded by a subcontract from the Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis (CRIP) to DRP under contract HHSN272201400008C from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Centers for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS). Special thanks to the Georgia Research Alliance and the Georgia Poultry Federation through the Caswell S. Eidson in Poultry Medicine endowment funds. This study was also supported in part by resources and technical expertise from the Georgia Advanced Computing Resource Center, a partnership between the University of Georgia’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Office of the Vice President for Information Technology. This study was supported in part through the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) Intramural Research Program (National Library of Medicine).