Fig. 2

Phylogenetic analysis of Moroccan HA (A) and NA (B) gene segments. The nucleotide sequences of Moroccan H9N2 viruses characterized in our study (with black circle shaped symbols) were compared with relevant virus sequences available in GenBank and GISAID databases. In brief, we selected the first 20 hits by BLAST search, included WHO recommended vaccine strains (in red font), reference viruses, and relevant sequences from neighbouring areas