Influenza a H5N1 detection

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1303-1305

  Ng, Enders K O ^a   Cheng, Peter K C ^a   Ng, Antia Y Y ^a   Hoang, T L ^b   Lim, Wilina W L ^a,c  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology   (Viet Nam)

^c Public Health Laboratory Center   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A H5N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 22944486654     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1108.041317     Document Type: Article

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