An avian outbreak associated with panzootic equine influenza in 1872: An early example of highly pathogenic avian influenza?

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 373-377

  Morens, David M ^a   Taubenberger, Jeffery K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Epizootic; Equine influenza; Highly pathogenic avian influenza; Influenza poultry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CANADA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; EQUINE INFLUENZA; FOWL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CANADA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N8 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; POULTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251527540     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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