Investigation of outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in waterfowl and wild birds in Hong Kong in late 2002

Avian Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 492-505

  Ellis, Trevor M ^a   Bousfield, R Barry ^b   Bissett, Lucy A ^a   Dyrting, Kitman C ^a   Luk, Geraldine S M ^a   Tsim, S T ^c   Sturm Ramirez, Katharine ^d   Webster, Robert G ^d   Guan, Yi ^e   Peiris, J S Malik ^e  

^a Tai Lung Veterinary Laboratory   (Hong Kong)

^b Leisure and Cultur Serv Department   (Hong Kong)

^c Agric Fish and Conserv Department   (Hong Kong)

^d ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HONG KONG; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; PATHOGENICITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HONG KONG; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; ANSERIFORMES; ARDEA; ARDEA CINEREA; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; EGRETTA; EGRETTA GARZETTA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LARUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; PASSER; PASSER MONTANUS; PHOENICOPTERUS; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER;

EID: 4644226853     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450400003601     Document Type: Article

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