Influenza surveillance in Pune, India: Reappearance of B/Victoria/2/87-like influenza virus strain in 2002

Current Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 966-968

  Yeolekar, L R ^a   Kulkarni, P B ^a   Pawar, S D ^a   Rao, B L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

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INFLUENZA VIRUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 4444384668     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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