Human H5N6 Influenza Virus Infection: New Disease Outbreak

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Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China

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Emerging influenza infection becomes the global health concern. Within the past few years, there were many new emerging cross species zoonoses, especially for new emerging influenza infections. Of several new influenza infections, H5N6 influenza is a new human infection caused by bird flu. This infection has already infected 3 human cases since its first outbreak. Here, the author briefly summarizes this new human zoonosis.

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Razavi International Journal of Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 3
July 2015
Pages 1-2

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