Pandemic swine influenza virus (H1N1): A threatening evolution

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-369

  Khanna, Madhu ^a   Kumar, Binod ^a   Gupta, Neha ^a   Kumar, Prashant ^a   Gupta, Ankit ^a   Vijayan, V K ^a   Kaur, Harpreet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

H1N1; Pandemic; Swine influenza virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; SUIDAE; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS;

EID: 73549103388     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-009-0064-3     Document Type: Article

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