The origins of pandemic influenza--lessons from the 1918 virus

N Engl J Med. 2005 Nov 24;353(21):2209-11. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp058281.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Disease Outbreaks / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / genetics*
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / pathogenicity
  • Influenza A virus / genetics*
  • Influenza A virus / pathogenicity
  • Influenza in Birds / transmission
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / history
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Population Surveillance
  • Reassortant Viruses / genetics*
  • Reassortant Viruses / pathogenicity
  • Recombination, Genetic