Infectious Disease: Can We Avert a Lethal Flu Pandemic?
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چکیده
If avian flu becomes directly transmissible among humans, could we prevent a pandemic by using prophylactic antivirals? Possibly, if the virus is not too transmissible, and we react fast and efficiently.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005