Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 169-173 , July 2009

Emergence of a novel swine-origin influenza A virus (S-OIV) H1N1 virus in humans

  • J.S. Malik Peiris

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Disease & Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • HKU-Pasteur Research Centre, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Microbiology, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China. Tel.: +852 2855 4888; fax: +852 2855 1241.
    • ,
  • Leo L.M. Poon

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Disease & Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • ,
  • Yi Guan

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Disease & Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Received 5 June 2009 ,Accepted 5 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.06.006

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 169-173 , July 2009

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