The pause on avian H5N1 influenza virus transmission research should be ended

mBio

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Fouchier, Ron A M ^a   García Sastre, Adolfo ^b   Kawaoka, Yoshihiro ^c,d,e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 84868361273     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00358-12     Document Type: Note

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