Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Chickens, Bangladesh

To determine the epidemiology of outbreaks of avian influenza A virus (subtypes H5N1, H9N2) in chickens in Bangladesh, we conducted surveys and examined virus isolates. The outbreak began in backyard chickens. Probable sources of infection included egg trays and vehicles from local live bird markets...

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Autores principales: Biswas, Paritosh K., Christensen, Jens P., Ahmed, Syed S.U., Barua, Himel, Das, Ashutosh, Rahman, Mohammed H., Giasuddin, Mohammad, Hannan, Abu S.M.A., Habib, Mohammad A., Ahad, Abdul, Rahman, Abu S.M.S., Faruque, Rayhan, Debnath, Nitish C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19046518
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.071567
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Sumario:To determine the epidemiology of outbreaks of avian influenza A virus (subtypes H5N1, H9N2) in chickens in Bangladesh, we conducted surveys and examined virus isolates. The outbreak began in backyard chickens. Probable sources of infection included egg trays and vehicles from local live bird markets and larger live bird markets.

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