Experimental infection of macaques with a wild water bird-derived highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1).

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) continues to threaten human health. Non-human primate infection models of human influenza are desired. To establish an animal infection model with more natural transmission and to determine the pathogenicity of HPAIV isolated from a wild water bird in...

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Main Authors: Tomoko Fujiyuki, Misako Yoneda, Fumihiko Yasui, Takeshi Kuraishi, Shosaku Hattori, Hyun-Jeong Kwon, Keisuke Munekata, Yuri Kiso, Hiroshi Kida, Michinori Kohara, Chieko Kai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3867452?pdf=render