Novel Swine-origin Influenza Virus A (H1N1): The First Pandemic of the 21st Century
An influenza epidemic was detected in April 2009 at the border between the United States and Mexico. The virus was identified soon after to be a swine-origin influenza virus A (S-OIV A) (H1N1). This virus has an HA gene that is derived from the 1918 swine influenza virus and other genes from human,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-07-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609603697 |