1999
DOI: 10.1086/314903
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Case‐Control Study of Risk Factors for Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Disease, Hong Kong, 1997

Abstract: In May 1997, a 3-year-old boy in Hong Kong died of a respiratory illness related to influenza A (H5N1) virus infection, the first known human case of disease from this virus. An additional 17 cases followed in November and December. A case-control study of 15 of these patients hospitalized for influenza A (H5N1) disease was conducted using controls matched by age, sex, and neighborhood to determine risk factors for disease. Exposure to live poultry (by visiting either a retail poultry stall or a market selling… Show more

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“…They have included serosurveys of bird cullers, open bird market workers, swine workers, duck hunters, meat processing workers, veterinarians and poultry workers, concluding that these populations are indeed at greater risk of infection with zoonotic influenza virus 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They have included serosurveys of bird cullers, open bird market workers, swine workers, duck hunters, meat processing workers, veterinarians and poultry workers, concluding that these populations are indeed at greater risk of infection with zoonotic influenza virus 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…El fortalecimiento de los sistemas de vigilancia en salud pública en lo concerniente a la enfermedad respiratoria, es uno de los principales retos a nivel mundial. Eventos como la aparición del virus de la influenza aviar en 1996 y del virus pandémico AH1N1 en 2009, lo han demostrado claramente (26,27).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Se asoció con la enfermedad humana la exposición a las aves de corral vivas una semana antes del inicio de la enfermedad 24,25 . La vigilancia serológica demostró la evidencia de infecciones asintomáticas después del contacto en casos humanos 26 .…”
Section: Epidemiologíaunclassified