Avian influenza in poultry

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-531

  Alexander, D J ^a   Capua, I ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avian; Control; Epidemiology; Influenza; Poultry

Indexed keywords

AVES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 56049121709     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933908000184     Document Type: Review

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