The outbreak of avian influenza a (H7N9) in China: Current status and future prospects

Biomedical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 96-97

  Lu, Lu ^a   He, Biao ^b   Jiang, Shibo ^a,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA A H7N9; CHICKEN; CHINA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DUCK; EPIDEMIC; FOOD SAFETY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEAMWORK; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WINTER;

CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 84881247709     PISSN: 23194170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2319-4170.113224     Document Type: Note

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