Poultry and the influenza H5N1 outbreak in Hong Kong, 1997: Abridged chronology and virus isolation

Vaccine

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Shortridge, Kennedy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIC; HONG KONG; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 0033618449     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(99)00102-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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