H5 influenza, a global update

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 196-203

  Harfoot, Rhodri ^a   Webby, Richard J ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

current outbreaks; evolution; H5N1; influenza; vaccine approach

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; INFLUENZA VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL; CHICKEN; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GOOSE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H5N1); INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GEESE; GENETIC VARIATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 85014051887     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-017-7062-7     Document Type: Review

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