H5N1 avian influenza virus: an overview

Avian influenza virus (H5N1) emerged in Hong Kong in 1997, causing severe human disease. In recent years, several outbreaks have been reported in different parts of Asia, Europe and Africa, raising concerns of dissemination of a new and highly lethal influenza pandemic. Although H5N1 has not been ca...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: José Luiz Proença-Módena, Izolete Santos Macedo, Eurico Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100027&lng=en&tlng=en