Characterization of an A (H1N1)pdm09 Virus Imported from India in March 2015
Emi Takashita1, Seiichiro Fujisaki, Masayuki Shirakura
1Influenza Virus Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
|November 17, 2015
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