Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Avian Influenza, Poultry Workers, Italy
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Avian Influenza, Poultry Workers, Italy
I of poultry with influenza A (subtype H5N1) virus is responsible for outbreaks in birds and a human case-fatality rate of 58% (1). The most likely means of transmission is from infected birds to humans and from the environment to humans, but evidence for human-to-human transmission is limited (2). This virus can be transmitted if a person has direct contact with infected poultry or surfaces an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid1211.060671