The evolutionary genetics and emergence of avian influenza viruses in wild birds.

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Published in PLoS Pathog on May 30, 2008

Authors

Vivien G Dugan1, Rubing Chen, David J Spiro, Naomi Sengamalay, Jennifer Zaborsky, Elodie Ghedin, Jacqueline Nolting, David E Swayne, Jonathan A Runstadler, George M Happ, Dennis A Senne, Ruixue Wang, Richard D Slemons, Edward C Holmes, Jeffery K Taubenberger

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

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