Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Antibodies in Poultry Cullers, South Korea, 2003–2004

Authors :: 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
Nam-Joo Lee
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 6, Pp 986-988 (2012)
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2012.
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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