Notes on verification

Confirmed by CDC, WHO, and peer-reviewed virology literature; the A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 isolate is the foundational strain for the Gs/Gd H5N1 lineage, widely cited and undisputed in the field. [tier=silver indep_score=0.77 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on Phylogenetic and virological classification of H5N1 lineages tracing back to the original goose/Guangdong isolate (upstreams: Original virus isolation and genetic characterization studies (e.g., Xu et al. 1999, 'Genetic characterization of the pathogenic influenza A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 (H5N1) virus: similarity of its hemagglutinin gene to those of H5N1 viruses from the 1997 outbreaks in Hong Kong'), WHO, CDC) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]