Poultry rearing and slaughtering practices in rural Egypt: an exploration of risk factors for H5N1 virus human transmission
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Poultry rearing and slaughtering practices in rural Egypt: an exploration of risk factors for H5N1 virus human transmission
BACKGROUND Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus continues to cause infections in Egypt. This study describes the practices associated with raising and slaughtering household poultry to identify risk factors for H5N1 infection and reasons for non-compliance with preventive measures. METHODS An investigation was conducted of 56 households with household flocks (19 households with huma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1750-2640
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12023