Containment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Lebanon, 2016

A preparedness plan for avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was activated in Lebanon in 2016 after reported cases in poultry. Exposed persons were given prophylaxis and monitored daily. A total of 185 exposed persons were identified: 180 received prophylaxis, 181 were monitored, and 41 suspected...

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Autores principales: Farah, Zeina E., Khatib, Omaya, Hamadeh, Sahar, Ahmad, Khadija, El Bazzal, Bassel, Zalloua, Pierre, Ammar, Walid, Ghosn, Nada
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350169
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171276
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author Farah, Zeina E.
Khatib, Omaya
Hamadeh, Sahar
Ahmad, Khadija
El Bazzal, Bassel
Zalloua, Pierre
Ammar, Walid
Ghosn, Nada
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Khatib, Omaya
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description A preparedness plan for avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was activated in Lebanon in 2016 after reported cases in poultry. Exposed persons were given prophylaxis and monitored daily. A total of 185 exposed persons were identified: 180 received prophylaxis, 181 were monitored, and 41 suspected cases were reported. All collected specimens were negative for virus by PCR.
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spelling pubmed-57829012018-02-07 Containment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Lebanon, 2016 Farah, Zeina E. Khatib, Omaya Hamadeh, Sahar Ahmad, Khadija El Bazzal, Bassel Zalloua, Pierre Ammar, Walid Ghosn, Nada Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A preparedness plan for avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was activated in Lebanon in 2016 after reported cases in poultry. Exposed persons were given prophylaxis and monitored daily. A total of 185 exposed persons were identified: 180 received prophylaxis, 181 were monitored, and 41 suspected cases were reported. All collected specimens were negative for virus by PCR. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5782901/ /pubmed/29350169 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171276 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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Ammar, Walid
Ghosn, Nada
Containment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Lebanon, 2016
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title_full Containment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Lebanon, 2016
title_fullStr Containment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Lebanon, 2016
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title_short Containment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Lebanon, 2016
title_sort containment of highly pathogenic avian influenza a(h5n1) virus, lebanon, 2016
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350169
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171276
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