Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 in Germany: Outbreak Investigations

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 10-13

  Conraths, F J ^a   Sauter Louis, C ^a   Globig, A ^a   Dietze, K ^a   Pannwitz, G ^b   Albrecht, K ^c   Horeth Bontgen D ^a   Beer, M ^a   Staubach, C ^a   Homeier Bachmann, T ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Landkreis Vorpommern Greifswald   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Epidemiology; Germany; H5N8; Outbreak investigation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; GERMANY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; PATHOGENICITY; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GERMANY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84953839247     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12443     Document Type: Article

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