An avian connection as a catalyst to the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-90

  Hollenbeck, James E ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Epidemiology; Influenza; Pandemic; Spanish influenza; Swine influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOWL; HOST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SWINE; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; VIRULENCE; VIRUS STRAIN; WAR;

EID: 21844480880     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.2.87     Document Type: Article

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