Sparse evidence for equine or avian influenza virus infections among Mongolian adults with animal exposures

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1246-1250

  Khurelbaatar, Nyamdavaa ^a   Krueger, Whitney S ^b   Heil, Gary L ^b   Darmaa, Badarchiin ^c   Ulziimaa, Daramragchaa ^c   Tserennorov, Damdindorj ^c   Baterdene, Ariungerel ^c   Anderson, Benjamin D ^b   Gray, Gregory C ^b  

^a Mongolian Association for Infectious Diseases Researchers   (Mongolia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Communicable diseases; Emerging; Influenza A virus; Occupational exposure; Seroepidemiologic studies; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; BIRD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUINE INFLUENZA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONGOLIA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGRICULTURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EMERGING; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ZOONOSES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIRDS; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONGOLIA; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84887169814     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12148     Document Type: Article

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