Article
Indigenous sources of 2007-2008 H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks in Thailand.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jan 2009
Chaichoune Kridsada, Wiriyarat Witthawat, Thitithanyanont Arunee, Phonarknguen Rassameepen, Sariya Ladawan, Suwanpakdee Sarin, Noimor Thanom, Chatsurachai Sunisa, Suriyaphol Prapat, Ungchusak Kumnuan, Ratanakorn Parntep, Webster Robert G, Thompson Mekkla, Auewarakul Prasert, Puthavathana Pilaipan
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza show strong seasonality. It is not clear where the source of virus originates from in each new outbreak season. This study sought to understand the nature of viral resurgence in recent outbreak seasons in Thailand, where the epidemic is relatively well controlled. In such a situation, indigenous viruses surviving the inter-outbreak season would have to pass through a bottleneck....
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