Resistance of immune-suppressed pigeons to subtypes H5N2 and H6N1 low pathogenic avian influenza virus

Avian Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-272

  Fang, Tsung Hsiu ^a   Lien, Yi Yang ^b   Cheng, Ming Chu ^c   Tsai, Hsiang Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Cyclophosphamide; Immunosuppression; Nested RT PCR; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N2; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLUMBIDAE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MALE; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; COLUMBA; GALLUS GALLUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 33746051712     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7437-090905R.1     Document Type: Article

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