Wild ducks as long-distance vectors of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1)

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 600-607

  Keawcharoen, Juthatip ^a   Van Riel, Debby ^a   Van Amerongen, Geert ^a   Bestebroer, Theo ^a   Beyer, Walter E ^a   Van Lavieren, Rob ^a   Osterhaus, Albert D M E ^a   Fouchier, Ron A M ^a   Kuiken, Thijs ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DUCK; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; SENTINEL EVENT; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

EID: 42049087210     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1404.071016     Document Type: Article

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