Global alert to avian influenza virus infection: From H5N1 to H7N9

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 217-223

  Poovorawan, Yong ^a   Pyungporn, Sunchai ^a   Prachayangprecha, Slinporn ^a   Makkoch, Jarika ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Global alert; H5N1; H7N9

Indexed keywords

ASIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA; AVIAN INFLUENZA H7N9; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CHINA; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 84881149127     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773213Y.0000000103     Document Type: Review

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