Recurring influenza B virus infections in seals

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 511-512

  Bodewes, Rogier ^a   Morick, Danny ^b   de Mutsert, Gerrie ^a   Osinga, Nynke ^b   Bestebroer, Theo ^a   van der Vliet, Stefan ^a   Smits, Saskia L ^a,c   Kuiken, Thijs ^a   Rimmelzwaan, Guus F ^a,c   Fouchier, Ron A M ^a   Osterhaus, Albert D M E ^a,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre   (Netherlands)

^c ViroClinics Biosciences BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; DISEASE CARRIER; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LETTER; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PHOCA; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84874230479     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1903.120965     Document Type: Letter

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