Surveillance of avian influenza viruses in wild birds in areas adjacent to epicenter of an out break in federal capital territory of Pakistan

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-43

  Khawaja, J Z ^a   Naeem, K ^a   Ahmed, Z ^a   Ahmad, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Serotype H9N2; Wild birds

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247580977     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2005.39.43     Document Type: Article

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