Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Antibodies in Poultry Cullers, South Korea, 2003–2004

Transmission of influenza (H5N1) virus from birds to humans is a serious public health threat. In South Korea, serologic investigation among 2,512 poultry workers exposed during December 2003–March 2004 to poultry with confirmed or suspected influenza (H5N1) virus infection found antibodies in 9. Fr...

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Autores principales: Kwon, Donghyok, Lee, Joo-Yeon, Choi, Wooyoung, Choi, Jang-Hoon, Chung, Yoon-Seok, Lee, Nam-Joo, Cheong, Hyang-Min, Katz, Jacqueline M., Oh, Hee-Bok, Cho, Haewol, Kang, Chun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22607722
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1806.111631
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Sumario:Transmission of influenza (H5N1) virus from birds to humans is a serious public health threat. In South Korea, serologic investigation among 2,512 poultry workers exposed during December 2003–March 2004 to poultry with confirmed or suspected influenza (H5N1) virus infection found antibodies in 9. Frequency of bird-to-human transmission was low.

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