Introduction into Nigeria of a distinct genotype of avian influenza virus (H5N1)

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-447

  Fusaro, Alice ^a   Joannis, Tony ^b   Monne, Isabella ^a   Salviato, Annalisa ^a   Yakubu, Bitrus ^b   Meseko, Clement ^b   Oladokun, Tinuke ^b   Fassina, Sonia ^a   Capua, Ilaria ^a   Cattoli, Giovanni ^a,c  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^c Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NIGERIA; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 63849136085     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1503.081161     Document Type: Article

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