Probable Person-to-Person Transmission of Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 24 January 2005
Kumnuan Ungchusak, Prasert Auewarakul, Scott F. Dowell, Rungrueng Kitphati, Wattana Auwanit, Pilaipan Puthavathana
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Disease in the mother and aunt probably resulted from person-to-person transmission of this lethal avian influenzavirus during unprotected exposure to the critically ill index patient.
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Disease in the mother and aunt probably resulted from person-to-person transmission of this lethal avian influenzavirus during unprotected exposure to the critically ill index patient.
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