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Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006

To determine potential risk for bird-to-human transmission during influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks among backyard poultry in rural Cambodia, we collected environmental specimens. Viral RNA was detected in 27 (35%) of 77 specimens of mud, pond water, water plants, and soil swabs. Our results unders...

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Autores principales: Vong, Sirenda, Ly, Sowath, Mardy, Sek, Holl, Davun, Buchy, Philippe
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18680663
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.070912
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author Vong, Sirenda
Ly, Sowath
Mardy, Sek
Holl, Davun
Buchy, Philippe
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description To determine potential risk for bird-to-human transmission during influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks among backyard poultry in rural Cambodia, we collected environmental specimens. Viral RNA was detected in 27 (35%) of 77 specimens of mud, pond water, water plants, and soil swabs. Our results underscore the need for regular disinfection of poultry areas.
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spelling pubmed-26004012009-01-13 Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006 Vong, Sirenda Ly, Sowath Mardy, Sek Holl, Davun Buchy, Philippe Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To determine potential risk for bird-to-human transmission during influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks among backyard poultry in rural Cambodia, we collected environmental specimens. Viral RNA was detected in 27 (35%) of 77 specimens of mud, pond water, water plants, and soil swabs. Our results underscore the need for regular disinfection of poultry areas. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2600401/ /pubmed/18680663 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.070912 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Vong, Sirenda
Ly, Sowath
Mardy, Sek
Holl, Davun
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Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006
title Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006
title_full Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006
title_fullStr Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006
title_short Environmental Contamination during Influenza A Virus (H5N1) Outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006
title_sort environmental contamination during influenza a virus (h5n1) outbreaks, cambodia, 2006
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18680663
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.070912
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