Is Hong Kong ground zero for the next avian influenza pandemic?

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-83

  Wong, C Y C ^a  

^a Champion Building ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

AVIAN INFLUENZA; GOVERNMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NOTE; POULTRY; PREDICTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 33344455671     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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