Lessons from Emergence of A/Goose/Guangdong/1996-Like H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses and Recent Influenza Surveillance Efforts in Southern China

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 32-42

  Wan, X F ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A goose Guangdong 1 1996(H5N1); Ecology; H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; Influenza A virus; Molecular evolution; Southern China

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CANINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; CHINA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; GENOTYPE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHINA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

ANIMALIA; ANSER; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 84866028578     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01497.x     Document Type: Review

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