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SUBMITTER: Sheta BM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3890107 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sheta Basma M BM Fuller Trevon L TL Larison Brenda B Njabo Kevin Y KY Ahmed Ahmed Samy AS Harrigan Ryan R Chasar Anthony A Abdel Aziz Soad S Khidr Abdel-Aziz A AA Elbokl Mohamed M MM Habbak Lotfy Z LZ Smith Thomas B TB
Veterinary microbiology 20131119 1
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus subtype H5N1 causes significant poultry mortality in the six countries where it is endemic and can also infect humans. Egypt has reported the third highest number of poultry outbreaks (n=1084) globally. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to identify putative risk factors for H5N1 infections in backyard poultry in 16 villages in Damietta, El Gharbia, Fayoum, and Menofia governorates from 2010-2012. Cloacal and tracheal swabs and serum samples from ...[more]