Prevention and control of avian influenza in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 504-509

  Leong, Hon Keong ^a   Goh, Cheryl S ^a   Chew, Siang Thai ^b   Lim, Chee Wee ^c   Lin, Yueh Nuo ^c   Chang, Siow Foong ^b   Yap, Him Hoo ^b   Chua, Sin Bin ^b  

^a Veterinary Public Health Centre   (Singapore)

^b Agri Food and Veterinary Authority   (Singapore)

^c Animal and Plant Health Centre   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; DFZ; H5N1; HPAI

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIOSAFETY; BIRD; CONTROL STRATEGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EGG; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; GENE SEQUENCE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LAW; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; POULTRY FARMING; PROPHYLAXIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SINGAPORE; VACCINATION;

EID: 48249134061     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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