New Incursions of H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses in Wild Birds, South Korea, October 2024

Overview

Journal Front Vet Sci

Date 2025 Jan 27

PMID 39867599

Authors

Young-Jae Si

Dong-Ju Kim

Sun-Hak Lee

Ye-Ram Seo

Hyesung Jeong

Suwoong Lee

Dong-Hun Lee

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