Evolutionary and transmission dynamics of reassortant H5N1 influenza virus in Indonesia.

H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses have seriously affected the Asian poultry industry since their recurrence in 2003. The viruses pose a threat of emergence of a global pandemic influenza through point mutation or reassortment leading to a strain that can effectively transmit amon...

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Main Authors: Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam, Chung-Chau Hon, Oliver G Pybus, Sergei L Kosakovsky Pond, Raymond Tze-Yeung Wong, Chi-Wai Yip, Fanya Zeng, Frederick Chi-Ching Leung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2515348?pdf=render