Swine- origin influenza A (H1N1) pandemic revisited

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-125

  Mathew, B C ^a   Daniel, R S ^a   Campbell, I W ^b  

^a El Gabal El Gharby University   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DAS 181; I 705; OSELTAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANAMIVIR;

ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INFLUENZA VIRUS C; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 75149142200     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4176/090720     Document Type: Article

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