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Article: Environmental contamination during influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks, Cambodia, 2006.(DISPATCHES)
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- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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To determine potential risk for bird-to-human transmission during influenza A virus (H5N1) outbreaks among backyard poultry in rural Cambodia, we collected environmental specimens. Viral RNA was detected in 27 (35%) of 77 specimens of mud, pond water, water plants, and soil swabs. Our results underscore the need for regular disinfection of poultry areas.
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By June 19, 2007, the current epizootic of influenza A virus (H5N1) had caused 317 human cases in 12 countries, including 7 patients in Cambodia, all of whom died (1). Direct contact between infected bird secretions and human respiratory mucosa is thought to play an major role in poultry-to-human ...
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