Avian influenza virus H5N1: A review of its history and information regarding its potential to cause the next pandemic

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 326-335

  Ligon, B Lee ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; OSELTAMIVIR;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOOSE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 26444435786     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.spid.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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