Abstract
Influenza A viruses cause pandemic disease with some regularity. Here, we discuss the determinants of evolution, emergence, and extinction of human influenza viruses and outline the history and genetic origins of the 1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009 pandemic strains.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Textbook of Influenza |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 218-228 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118636817 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470670484; 9781118636831; 9781118636848; 9781118636824 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |