Living with avian FLU-Persistence of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Egypt

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 187, Issue , 2016, Pages 82-92

  Njabo, Kevin Yana ^a   Zanontian, Linda ^a   Sheta, Basma N ^b   Samy, Ahmed ^c   Galal, Shereen ^c   Schoenberg, Frederic Paik ^a   Smith, Thomas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Damietta University   (Egypt)

^c Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Birds; Cross J function; Egypt; Influenza A virus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1); CHICKEN; DUCK; EPIDEMIC; HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H5N1); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H9N2); NONHUMAN; PASSERIFORMES; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; POULTRY; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BIRD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EGYPT; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EGYPT; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; POPULATION DENSITY; POULTRY; RNA, VIRAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84962309060     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.03.009     Document Type: Article

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