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Characteristics of stork feces-derived H5N1 viruses that are preferentially transmitted to primary human airway epithelial cells.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Dec 2009
Suksatu Ampa, Sangsawad Wichayapong, Thitithanyanont Arunee, Smittipat Nat, Fukuda Mark M, Ubol Sukathida
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Avian influenza viruses are a possible threat to human health as they may cause an influenza pandemic. Asian open-bill storks are migratory birds that brought H5N1 viruses into Thailand during the 2004-2005 epidemic. However, to date, there are no reports of direct transmission of stork-derived H...
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