Environmental contamination during influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1303-1305

  Vong, Sirenda ^a   Ly, Sowath ^a   Mardy, Sek ^a   Holl, Davun ^b   Buchy, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DU CAMBODGE   (Cambodia)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SOIL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMBODIA; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUCKS; ENVIRONMENT; FEATHERS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; RNA, VIRAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VIRAL LOAD; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 48749117977     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1408.070912     Document Type: Article

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