A study of the relationship between human infection with avian influenza a (H5N6) and environmental avian influenza viruses in Fujian, China

Abstract Background Avian influenza A (H5N6) virus poses a great threat to the human health since it is capable to cross the species barrier and infect humans. Although human infections are believed to largely originate from poultry contaminations, the transmissibility is unclear and only limited in...

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Main Authors: Ping Chen, Jian-Feng Xie, Qi Lin, Lin Zhao, Yan-Hua Zhang, Hong-Bin Chen, Yu-Wei Weng, Zheng Huang, Kui-Cheng Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4145-6