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SUBMITTER: Van Borm S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3320388 | biostudies-literature | 2005 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Van Borm Steven S Thomas Isabelle I Hanquet Germaine G Lambrecht Bénédicte B Boschmans Marc M Dupont Gérald G Decaestecker Mireille M Snacken René R van den Berg Thierry T
Emerging infectious diseases 20050501 5
We report the isolation and characterization of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 virus from Crested Hawk-Eagles smuggled into Europe by air travel. A screening performed in human and avian contacts indicated no dissemination occurred. Illegal movements of birds are a major threat for the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza. ...[more]