Lack of evidence for human-to-human transmission of avian influenza A (H9N2) viruses in Hong Kong, China, 1999

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 154-159

  Uyeki, Timothy M ^a,c   Chong, Yu Hoi ^b   Katz, Jacqueline M ^a   Lim, Wilina ^b   Ho, Yuk Yin ^b   Wang, Sophia S ^a   Tsang, Thomas H F ^a   Au, Winnie Wan Yee ^b   Chan, Shuk Chi ^b   Rowe, Thomas ^a   Hu Primmer, Jean ^a   Bell, Jensa C ^a   Thompson, William W ^a   Bridges, Carolyn Buxton ^a   Cox, Nancy J ^a   Mak, Kwok Hang ^b   Fukuda, Keiji ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Department of Health ^*  (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NASOPHARYNX; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEROLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036192556     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0802.010148     Document Type: Article

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