Serological comparison of antibodies to avian influenza viruses, subtypes H5N2, H6N1, H7N3 and H7N9 between poultry workers and non-poultry workers in Taiwan in 2012

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 2965-2974

  Huang, S Y ^a   Yang, J R ^a   Lin, Y J ^a   Yang, C H ^a   Cheng, M C ^b   Liu, M T ^a   Wu, H S ^a,c   Chang, F Y ^a,d  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b Animal Health Research Institute   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Avian influenza virus; poultry worker; seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H5N2); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H7N3); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H7N9); INFLUENZA A VIRUS H6N1; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POULTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944040132     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268815000394     Document Type: Article

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