Unusually High Mortality in Waterfowl Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Bangladesh

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 144-156

  Haider, N ^a,b   Sturm Ramirez, K ^a,c   Khan, S U ^a,d   Rahman, M Z ^a   Sarkar, S ^a   Poh, M K ^c   Shivaprasad, H L ^e   Kalam, M A ^f   Paul, S K ^a   Karmakar, P C ^a   Balish, A ^c   Chakraborty, A ^a   Mamun, A A ^a   Mikolon, A B ^a,g   Davis, C T ^c   Rahman, M ^h   Donis, R O ^c   Heffelfinger, J D ^a,c   Luby, S P ^a,i   Zeidner, N ^a,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock   (Bangladesh)

^g U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^h Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research IEDCR   (Bangladesh)

ⁱ STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; clade 2.3.2.1a; duck; goose; H5N1 subtype; histopathology; immunohistochemistry; influenza A virus; outbreaks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; BANGLADESH; CHICKEN; CHILD; DNA SEQUENCE; DUCK; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GOOSE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H5N1); INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; CHICKENS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUCKS; FEMALE; GEESE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928141126     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12354     Document Type: Article

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