Lack of transmission of H5N1 avian-human reassortant influenza viruses in a ferret model

Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses continue to spread globally among birds, resulting in occasional transmission of virus from infected poultry to humans. Probable human-to-human transmission has been documented rarely, but H5N1 viruses have not yet acquired the ability to transmit efficiently among hum...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 103; no. 32; p. 12121
Main Authors:	Maines, Taronna R, Chen, Li-Mei, Matsuoka, Yumiko, Chen, Hualan, Rowe, Thomas, Ortin, Juan, Falcón, Ana, Nguyen, Tran Hien, Mai, Le Quynh, Sedyaningsih, Endang R, Harun, Syahrial, Tumpey, Terrence M, Donis, Ruben O, Cox, Nancy J, Subbarao, Kanta, Katz, Jacqueline M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 08.08.2006
Subjects:	Animals Disease Models, Animal Disease Outbreaks Ferrets - virology Humans Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - metabolism Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - metabolism Influenza, Human - transmission Influenza, Human - virology Male Models, Biological Reassortant Viruses - metabolism Virus Replication
ISSN:	0027-8424
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