Influenza A (H1N1) 2009: A pandemic alarm

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 481-489

  Khanna, Madhu ^a   Gupta, Neha ^a   Gupta, Ankit ^a   Vijayan, V K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Antigenic shift; Genetic reassortment; H1N1; Pandemic; Swine influenza; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REVIEW; SWINE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SWINE;

EID: 73449089128     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 09737138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0053-z     Document Type: Review

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