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The process by which different strains of a virus or viruses combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the original strains.

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antigenic shift

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The process by which different strains of a virus or viruses combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the original strains.

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ウイルスの異なる株が結合し、元の株の表面抗原が混合された新しい亜型を形成する過程。

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Epidemiologists cautioned that an antigenic shift could create a novel influenza strain capable of causing a global pandemic.

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疫学者たちは、表面抗原の大きな変化が新しいインフルエンザ株を生み出し、世界的なパンデミックを引き起こす可能性があると警告した。

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The process by which different strains of a virus or viruses combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the original strains.

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