Active Surveillance for Avian Influenza Virus, Egypt, 2010–2012

Active Surveillance for Avian Influenza Virus, Egypt, 2010–2012

Continuous circulation of influenza A(H5N1) virus among poultry in Egypt has created an epicenter in which the viruses evolve into newer subclades and continue to cause disease in humans. To detect influenza viruses in Egypt, since 2009 we have actively surveyed various regions and poultry productio...

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Main Authors: Ghazi Kayali, Ahmed Kandeil, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Ahmed S. Kayed, Mokhtar M. Gomaa, Asmaa M. Maatouq, Mahmoud M. Shehata, Yassmin Moatasim, Ola Bagato, Zhipeng Cai, Adam Rubrum, Mohamed A. Kutkat, Pamela P. McKenzie, Robert G. Webster, Richard J. Webby, Mohamed A. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
avian influenza
H5N1
surveillance
Egypt
viruses
highly pathogenic avian influenza
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/4/13-1295_article

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