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Avian influenza A H5N1 virus: a continuous threat to humans

Kelvin KW To1 State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;2 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;3 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Kenneth HL Ng4 Department of Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Tak-Lun Que4 Department of Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Jacky MC Chan5 Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Kay-Yan Tsang5 Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Alan KL Tsang2 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;3 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Honglin Chen1 State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;2 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;3 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Kwok-Yung Yuen1 State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;2 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;3 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-12 | Received 06 Jan 2012, Accepted 25 Apr 2012, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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