Bangladeshi backyard poultry raisers' perceptions and practices related to zoonotic transmission of avian influenza

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-165

  Sultana, Rebeca ^a   Rimi, Nadia Ali ^a   Azad, Shamim ^a   Saiful Islam, M ^a   Salah Uddin Khan, M ^a   Gurley, Emily S ^a   Nahar, Nazmun ^a   Luby, Stephen P ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Backyard raisers; Bangladesh; Perception; Poultry; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BANGLADESH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PERCEPTION; POULTRY FARMING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOONOTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84857165458     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2242     Document Type: Article

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