reassortment
Britishnoun
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A reassortment in cats could technically be possible since these pets occasionally get seasonal flu, but it’s highly unlikely.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2025
It is also a reassortment of the H5N1 virus with another bird flu virus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
The bird virus, designated D1.1, has clearly gone through reassortment, a mixing of different viruses, presumably in a bird infected with two different avian influenza viruses.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2024
Through a process of virus mutation called reassortment, that flu bug might pass on an aptitude for human-to-human transmission to the H5N1 virus.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
It soon conveniently happened that two deaths gave the opportunity for a reassortment; and the nuptials of Lucius and Tullia were quickly celebrated.
From Roman Women by Alfred Brittain
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