Compensation for Avian Influenza Cleanup

Compensation for Avian Influenza Cleanup

To the Editor: Since 2003, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has shaken the world. In 10 countries, 258 confirmed cases in humans and 154 deaths have been reported (1). The number of countries with confirmed HPAI in poultry and wild birds jumps to 54 (2). Almost all persons infected with H5N1 have had close contact with sick or dead poultry by having butchered them, plucked them, or...

Standardization of ELISA for Detection of Avian Influenza Virus Antibodies

Avian Influenza

http://amedeo.com/lit.php?id=1649592Beare AS, Webster RG. Replication of avian influenza viruses in humans. Arch Virol.1991;119: 37-42. Abstract: http://amedeo.com/lit.php?id=1863223Beck JR, Swayne DE, Davison S, Casavant S, Gutierrez C. Validation of egg yolk antibody testing as a method to determine influenza status in white leghorn hens. Avian Dis 2003; 47:Suppl: 1196-9. Abst...

Avian Influenza

Avian infl uenza, caused by infl uenza virus A (H5N1), continues to be a source of outbreaks among avian species and of sporadic human cases that result in a high case-fatality rate. These historically unprecedented outbreaks have raised serious global concerns for both animal health and human health. Signifi cant progress in the research of avian infl uenza has occurred in the past decade, but...

Avian Influenza

David Swayne has recruited top experts worldwide to contribute to his new book, Avian Influenza. Each of the 25 chapters focuses on a specific area of expertise, and together they offer a variety of perspectives on this disease from the technical to the historical to the strategic. The history of avian influenza starts with a fascinating look at the domestication of poultry and moves to a descr...