Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus in Smuggled Thai Eagles, Belgium

We report the isolation and characterization of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 virus from Crested Hawk-Eagles smuggled into Europe by air travel. A screening performed in human and avian contacts indicated no dissemination occurred. Illegal movements of birds are a major threat for the i...

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Autores principales: Van Borm, Steven, Thomas, Isabelle, Hanquet, Germaine, Lambrecht, Bénédicte, Boschmans, Marc, Dupont, Gérald, Decaestecker, Mireille, Snacken, René, van den Berg, Thierry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15890123
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1105.050211
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Sumario:We report the isolation and characterization of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 virus from Crested Hawk-Eagles smuggled into Europe by air travel. A screening performed in human and avian contacts indicated no dissemination occurred. Illegal movements of birds are a major threat for the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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