reassortment
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But it underscored “that humans ARE susceptible to subclinical infections and possible reassortment risks, which we already knew, I guess.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025
Rasmussen also underlined the risk of reassortment — the potential for H5N1 to swap genes with human influenza virus, which could supercharge the spread of the pathogen.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024
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 Brittain, Alfred
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