Phylogenetics and pathogenesis of early avian influenza viruses (H5N1), Nigeria

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1753-1755

  Aiki Raji, Comfort O ^a   Aguilar, Patricia V ^b   Kwon, Yong Kuk ^c   Goetz, Sue ^c   Suarez, David L ^c   Jethra, Aashish I ^b   Nash, Oyekanmi ^a   Adeyefa, Christopher A O ^a   Adu, Festus D ^a   Swayne, David ^c   Basler, Christopher F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; OSELTAMIVIR; SIALIDASE;

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHICKENS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; INFLAMMATION; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; LUNG; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; NIGERIA; PHYLOGENY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 55549121960     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1411.080557     Document Type: Article

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