Influenza A: From highly pathogenic H5N1 to pandemic 2009 H1N1. Epidemiology and clinical features

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-319

  Guleria, Randeep ^a   Kumar, Jaya ^a   Mohan, Anant ^a   Wig, Naveet ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

H1N1; Influenza A; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 73549104827     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-009-0056-3     Document Type: Review

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