Avian influenza A (H5N1)

Since their reemergence in 2003, highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses have reached endemic levels among poultry in several southeast Asian countries and have caused a still increasing number of more than 100 reported human infections with high mortality. These developments have ignited...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: de Jong, Menno D., Hien, Tran Tinh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7108344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16213784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2005.09.002
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Sumario:Since their reemergence in 2003, highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses have reached endemic levels among poultry in several southeast Asian countries and have caused a still increasing number of more than 100 reported human infections with high mortality. These developments have ignited global fears of an imminent influenza pandemic. The current knowledge of the virology, clinical spectrum, diagnosis and treatment of human influenza H5N1 virus infections is reviewed herein.

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