H5N1 influenza viruses: Facts, not fear

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2211-2213

  Palese, Peter ^a   Wang, Taia T ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Case fatality rate; Moratorium; National science advisory board for biosecurity; World health organization

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; FERRET; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; FEAR; FERRETS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ZOONOSES;

AVES; MUSTELA; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84863161469     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1121297109     Document Type: Review

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