Reemerging H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Hong Kong in 2002 Are Highly Pathogenic to Ducks

Journal of Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 4892-4901

  Sturm Ramirez, Katharine M ^a   Ellis, Trevor ^c   Bousfield, Barry ^d   Bissett, Lucy ^c   Dyrting, Kitman ^c   Rehg, Jerold E ^a   Poon, Leo ^e   Guan, Yi ^e   Peiris, Malik ^e   Webster, Robert G ^a,b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department   (Hong Kong)

^d Veterinary Section   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BIRD; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TITRATION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DUCKS; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 2542545140     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.9.4892-4901.2004     Document Type: Article

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