1. Early Clinical Experiences With the New Influenza A (H1N1/09).
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Winzer, Ralf, Kanig, Nicolas, Schneitler, Sophie, Reuter, Stefan, Jensen, Björn, Müller-Stöver, Irmela, Oh, Jun, Adams, Ortwin, Mayatepek, Ertan, Hengel, Hartmut, Schneitler, Heiko, and Häussinger, Dieter
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INFLUENZA A virus, H1N1 subtype ,AVIAN influenza ,EPIDEMICS - Abstract
The article reports on the spread of the influenza A virus in the U.S. on April 24, 2009. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are five patients in California infected with the virus, two in Texas and three in Mexico. It notes that there are 1124 cases reported worldwide on May 5, 2009 with nearly 30,000 persons becoming ill and 144 died in 74 countries. It is stated that several genes including those derived from avian influenza and swine influenza are possessed by the virus.
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- 2009