Regional collaboration in the Middle East to deal with H5N1 avian flu

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7573, 2006, Pages 856-858

  Leventhal, Alex ^a   Ramlawi, Assad ^b   Belbiesi, Adel ^c   Balicer, Ran D ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health   (Palestine)

^c Jordan Ministry of Health   (Jordan)

^d Steering Committee for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB; AVIAN INFLUENZA; COOPERATION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISRAEL; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALESTINE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIDDLE EAST; POULTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33750315223     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38994.420926.80     Document Type: Note

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