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SUBMITTER: Hemida MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924712 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hemida Maged G MG Hemida Maged G MG Chu Daniel D Abdelaziz Adel A Alnaeem Abdelmohsen A Chan Samuel Mo Sheung SMS Peiris M M
Veterinary record open 20191201 1
<h4>Background</h4>Avian influenza viruses are still causing major concern not only to the poultry industry but also to human health across the globe. The live poultry markets and the small-scale local breeding of various species of birds in backyards are still playing important roles in the sustainability of most virulent influenza viruses, especially H5N8.<h4>Methods</h4>The authors investigated an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in backyard flocks in Al Ahsa, Eastern Saudi ...[more]