Features of human-infecting avian influenza viruses and mammalian adaptations

Journal of Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 95-97

  Zhao, Furong ^a   Tian, Jin ^a   Lin, Tong ^a   Shao, Junjun ^a   Zhang, Yongguang ^a   Chen, Ye ^b   Chang, Huiyun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H10N8); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H5N1); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H7N9); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H9N2); INFLUENZA A VIRUS H5N6; INFLUENZA A VIRUS H6N1; LETTER; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; CHINA; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; INFLUENZA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84966712984     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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