H5N1 virus outbreak in migratory waterfowl

H5N1 virus outbreak in migratory waterfowl

The highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus has become endemic in poultry in southeast Asia since 2003 and constitutes a major pandemic threat to humans. Here, Chen et al describe cases of disease caused of H5N1 and transmission of the virus among migratory geese populations in western China. Account...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2005-07, Vol.436 (7048), p.191-192
Hauptverfasser: Chen, H., Smith, G. J. D., Zhang, S. Y., Qin, K., Wang, J., Li, K. S., Webster, R. G., Peiris, J. S. M., Guan, Y.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal migration
Aquatic birds
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Genes
Pandemics
Viruses
Waterfowl
Wildfowl
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Zusammenfassung:The highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus has become endemic in poultry in southeast Asia since 2003 and constitutes a major pandemic threat to humans. Here, Chen et al describe cases of disease caused of H5N1 and transmission of the virus among migratory geese populations in western China. Accounts highlighting the results of the study are discussed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nature03974