Is avian influenza virus A(H5N1) a real threat to human health?

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 107-110

  Amendola, Antonella ^a   Ranghiero, A ^a   Zanetti, A ^a   Pariani, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

A(H5N1); Avian influenza; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL DISEASE; ASIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; BANGLADESH; CAMBODIA; CHINA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DUCKS AND GEESE; EGYPT; EUROPE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIET NAM; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80052954517     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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