Is avian influenza A (H7N9) virus staggering its way to humans?

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 312-318

  Chen, Guang Wu ^a,b   Lai, Michael M C ^c,d   Wu, Suh Chin ^e   Chang, Shih Cheng ^b   Huang, Li Min ^f   Shih, Shin Ru ^b,g  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; H7N9; PB2 E627K; Species specific signatures

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CHINA; DATA BASE; ENTROPY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 84879170955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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