Avian Flu: Multiple introductions of H5N1 in Nigeria
Avian Flu: Multiple introductions of H5N1 in Nigeria
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England: Nature Publishing Group
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Phylogenetic analysis reveals that this deadly virus first arrived in Africa from different sources. As the avian influenza virus H5N1 swept from Asia across Russia to Europe, Nigeria was the first country in Africa to report the emergence of this highly pathogenic virus. Here we analyse H5N1 sequences in poultry from two different farms in Lagos s...
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Avian Flu: Multiple introductions of H5N1 in Nigeria
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68613032
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68613032
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0028-0836
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1476-4687,1476-4679
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10.1038/442037a