Personal Protective Equipment and Risk for Avian Influenza (H7N3)

An outbreak of avian influenza (H7N3) among poultry resulted in laboratory-confirmed disease in 1 of 103 exposed persons. Incomplete use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was associated with conjunctivitis and influenza-like symptoms. Rigorous use of PPE by persons managing avian influenza outb...

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Autores principales: Morgan, Oliver, Kuhne, Mirjam, Nair, Pat, Verlander, Neville Q., Preece, Richard, McDougal, Marianne, Zambon, Maria, Reacher, Mark
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2662632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19116052
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1501.070660
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Sumario:An outbreak of avian influenza (H7N3) among poultry resulted in laboratory-confirmed disease in 1 of 103 exposed persons. Incomplete use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was associated with conjunctivitis and influenza-like symptoms. Rigorous use of PPE by persons managing avian influenza outbreaks may reduce exposure to potentially hazardous infected poultry materials.

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