Isolation of an H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus strain from wild birds in seoul, a highly urbanized area in South Korea

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 630-635

  Kwon, Jung Hoon ^a   Lee, Dong Hun ^a,b   Jeong, Jei Hyun ^a   Yuk, Seong Su ^a   Erdene Ochir, Tseren Ochir ^a   Noh, Jin Yong ^a   Hong, Woo Tack ^a   Jeong, Sol ^a   Gwon, Gyeong Bin ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^a   Choi, In Soo ^a   Song, Chang Seon ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

H5N8; Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; South Korea; Urbanized city; Wild birds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; EUROPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH KOREA; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; EUROPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEOUL;

EID: 85021927017     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2016-07-161     Document Type: Article

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