Infection Risk for Persons Exposed to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A H5 Virus–Infected Birds, United States, December 2014–March 2015

Infection Risk for Persons Exposed to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A H5 Virus–Infected Birds, United States, December 2014–March 2015

Newly emerged highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A H5 viruses have caused outbreaks among birds in the United States. These viruses differ genetically from HPAI H5 viruses that previously caused human illness, most notably in Asia and Africa. To assess the risk for animal-to-human HPAI H5 viru...

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Main Authors: Carmen S. Arriola, Deborah I. Nelson, Thomas J. DeLiberto, Lenee Blanton, Krista Kniss, Min Z. Levine, Susan C. Trock, Lyn Finelli, Michael Jhung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
avian influenza
influenza
avian influenza virus
viruses
highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
human exposure
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/15-0904_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/15-0904_article

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