The next influenza pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong

Journal of Applied Microbiology Symposium Supplement

Volumn 94, Issue 32, 2003, Pages

  Shortridge, K F ^a   Peiris, J S M ^a   Guan, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEALTH; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; H1N1 VIRUS; H3N2 VIRUS; H4N6 VIRUS; H5N1 VIRUS; H6N1 VIRUS; H9N2 VIRUS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEAT INDUSTRY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POULTRY; VIRULENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE VECTORS; GENOTYPE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POULTRY DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; ANSER; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0037847590     PISSN: 02674440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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