Risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus infection in chickens in small-scale commercial farms, in a high-risk area, Bangladesh, 2008

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 519-525

  Biswas, P K ^a   Rahman, M H ^a   Das, A ^a   Ahmed, S S U ^a   Giasuddin, M ^b   Christensen, J P ^c  

^a Chittagong Government Veterinary College   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGLADESH LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chickens; H5N1; Highly pathogenic avian influenza; House crow; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BANGLADESH; CHICKEN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; RISK; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; CHICKENS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 80255131312     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01235.x     Document Type: Article

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