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Avian influenza: a new pandemic threat?
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 Apr 2004
Trampuz Andrej, Prabhu Rajesh M, Smith Thomas F, Baddour Larry M
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In December 2003, the largest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 occurred among poultry in 8 Asian countries. A limited number of human H5N1 infections have been reported from Vietnam and Thailand, with a mortality rate approaching 70%. Deaths have occurred in otherwise healthy yo...
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