AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 351-353 , June 2007

A survey of human cases of H5N1 avian influenza reported by the WHO before June 2006 for infection control

  • Ji-Ming Chen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ji-Ming Chen, PhD, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Nanjing Road 369, Qingdao, 266032, China.
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  • Ji-Wang Chen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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  • Jian-Jun Dai, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Veterinary Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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  • Ying-Xue Sun, Bsc

      Affiliations

    • From the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, China

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PII: S0196-6553(07)00131-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.07.016

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 351-353 , June 2007

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