1. Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Antibodies in Poultry Cullers, South Korea, 2003–2004
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Yoon-Seok Chung, Jang-Hoon Choi, Hae-Wol Cho, Wooyoung Choi, Hyang-Min Cheong, Jacqueline M. Katz, Hee-Bok Oh, Donghyok Kwon, Joo-Yeon Lee, Chun Kang, and Nam-Joo Lee
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Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Epidemiology ,Influenza A Virus H5N1 Subtype ,lcsh:Medicine ,Antibodies, Viral ,medicine.disease_cause ,Disease Outbreaks ,Serology ,Zoonoses ,antibodies ,bird cullers ,H5N1 virus ,biology ,Transmission (medicine) ,poultry ,Dispatch ,transmission ,virus diseases ,H5N1 ,Middle Aged ,Ducks ,Infectious Diseases ,Antibody ,influenza ,microneutralization ,Adult ,Microbiology (medical) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,poultry cullers ,Virus ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,Young Adult ,South Korea ,Influenza, Human ,Republic of Korea ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,viruses ,Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype ,avian ,Public health ,lcsh:R ,Virology ,Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ,Agricultural Workers' Diseases ,Influenza in Birds ,biology.protein ,Chickens - Abstract
Transmission of influenza (H5N1) virus from birds to humans is a serious public health threat. In South Korea, serologic investigation among 2,512 poultry workers exposed during December 2003–March 2004 to poultry with confirmed or suspected influenza (H5N1) virus infection found antibodies in 9. Frequency of bird-to-human transmission was low.
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- 2012
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