Taiwan faces challenges on the emerging avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in China

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 299-301

  Wu, Ho Sheng ^a,b   Chuang, Jen Hsiang ^a,c   Chang, Feng Yee ^a,d  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CHINA; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A (H7N9); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 84879127346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.05.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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