An avian H7N1 gain-of-function experiment of great concern

mBio

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Wain Hobson, Simon ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Foundation for Vaccine Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; BIOSAFETY; FATALITY; GAIN OF FUNCTION MUTATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N1; NONHUMAN; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SPANISH INFLUENZA; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; ANIMAL; FEMALE; INFLUENZA; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

AVES;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 84908431844     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.01882-14     Document Type: Article

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