H5N1 Virus Evolution in Europe-An updated overview

Viruses

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1351-1363

  Cattoli, Giovanni ^a   Fusaro, Alice ^a   Monne, Isabella ^a   Capua, Ilaria ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Europe; H5N1

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855930941     PISSN: 19994915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/v1031351     Document Type: Review

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