Person-to-person transmission of influenza A (H5N1)

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Tran Hien Nguyen et al. Lancet. 2008.

. 2008 Apr 26;371(9622):1392-4.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60494-8. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

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Probable limited person-to-person transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in China.
Wang H, Feng Z, Shu Y, Yu H, Zhou L, Zu R, Huai Y, Dong J, Bao C, Wen L, Wang H, Yang P, Zhao W, Dong L, Zhou M, Liao Q, Yang H, Wang M, Lu X, Shi Z, Wang W, Gu L, Zhu F, Li Q, Yin W, Yang W, Li D, Uyeki TM, Wang Y. Wang H, et al. Lancet. 2008 Apr 26;371(9622):1427-34. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60493-6. Epub 2008 Apr 8. Lancet. 2008. PMID: 18400288

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