Lack of evidence of avian-to-human transmission of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among veterinarians, Guangdong, China, 2012

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 365-366

  Su, Shuo ^a   Ning, Zhangyong ^a   Zhu, Wanjun ^a   Jiao, Peirong ^a   Ke, Changwen ^b   Qi, Wenbao ^a   Huang, Zhen ^a   Tian, Jin ^a   Cao, Lan ^a   Tan, Likai ^a   Shao, Zhenwen ^a   Liang, Huanbin ^a   Huang, Wenming ^a   Liao, Ming ^a   Li, Shoujun ^a   Zhang, Guihong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Avian influenza viruses; H5N1 subtype; Sero prevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHINA; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROPREVALENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VETERINARIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875087998     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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