Transmission of H7N7 avian influenza A virus to human beings during a large outbreak in commercial poultry farms in the Netherlands

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Volumn 363, Issue 9409, 2004, Pages 587-593

  Koopmans, Marion ^a   Wilbrink, Berry ^a   Conyn, Marina ^a   Natrop, Gerard ^e   Van Der Nat, Hans ^a   Vennema, Harry ^a   Meijer, Adam ^a,b   Van Steenbergen, Jim ^d   Fouchier, Ron ^c   Osterhaus, Albert ^c   Bosman, Arnold ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Natl Coord Ctr Communic Dis C   (Netherlands)

^e Municipal Health Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR; VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOWL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 10744229587     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15589-X     Document Type: Article

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