Updated Values for Molecular Diagnosis for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of the H5N1 strain pose a pandemic threat. H5N1 strain virus is extremely lethal and contagious for poultry. Even though mortality is 59% in infected humans, these viruses do not spread efficiently between humans. In 1997, an outbreak of H5N1 strain w...
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MDPI AG
2012-08-01
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/4/8/1235 |