Surveillance of avian influenza a(H7N9) virus infection in humans and detection of the first imported human case in Taiwan, 3 April to 10 May 2013

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2013, Pages

  Lo, Y C ^a   Chen, W C ^a   Huang, W T ^a   Lin, Y C ^a   Liu, M C ^a   Kuo, H W ^a   Chuang, J H ^a   Yang, J R ^a   Liu, M T ^a   Wu, H S ^a   Yang, C H ^a   Chou, J H ^a   Chang, F Y ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; AVIAN INFLUENZA A(H7N9); AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THROAT CULTURE; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 84878040517     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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