Continued evolution of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1): Updated nomenclature

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Smith, Gavin J D ^a   Donis, Ruben O ^b  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

H5N1; Hemagglutinin; Highly pathogenic avian influenza; Molecular epidemiology; Nomenclature; Phylogenetics; Viral evolution

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS NOMENCLATURE;

ANIMALS; ASIA; BIRDS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 83555173308     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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