Multifocal avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1601-1603

  Balicer, Ran D ^a,b   Reznikovich, Shmuel ^b   Berman, Elyakum ^c   Pirak, Michael ^c   Inbar, Amnon ^c   Pokamunski, Shimon ^c   Grotto, Itamar ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

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ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; ISRAEL; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY FARMING; PREVALENCE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 35548969408     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1310.070558     Document Type: Article

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