Molecular analysis of an outbreak of influenza in the United Kingdom

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 369-372

  Ellis, J S ^a   Zambon, M C ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HA sequence; Influenza virus; RT PCR restriction analysis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS GENE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCHOOLS; SEROTYPING; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030745756     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007391222905     Document Type: Article

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