Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1): pathways of exposure at the animal-human interface, a systematic review.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1): pathways of exposure at the animal-human interface, a systematic review.

BACKGROUND:The threat posed by highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N1 viruses to humans remains significant, given the continued occurrence of sporadic human cases (499 human cases in 15 countries) with a high case fatality rate (approximately 60%), the endemicity in poultry populations in several...

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Main Authors: Maria D Van Kerkhove, Elizabeth Mumford, Anthony W Mounts, Joseph Bresee, Sowath Ly, Carolyn B Bridges, Joachim Otte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3025925?pdf=render

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