Influenza Virus A (H10N7) in Chickens and Poultry Abattoir Workers, Australia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Arzey, George G. ; Kirkland, Peter D. ; Arzey, K. Edla ; Frost, Melinda ; Maywood, Patrick ; Conaty, Stephen ; Hurt, Aeron C. ; Deng, Yi-Mo ; Iannello, Pina ; Barr, Ian ; Dwyer, Dominic E. ; Ratnamohan, Mala ; McPhie, Kenneth ; Selleck, Paul
• Description:
  In March 2010, an outbreak of low pathogenicity avian influenza A (H10N7) occurred on a chicken farm in Australia. After processing clinically normal birds from the farm, 7 abattoir workers reported conjunctivitis and minor upper respiratory tract symptoms. Influenza virus A subtype H10 infection was detected in 2 workers.
• Subjects:
  Abattoirs Animals Chickens Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H10N7 Subtype Influenza In Birds Occupational Diseases Phylogeny

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(5):814-816.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New South Wales, Australia
• Location:
  Europe ; Oceania
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d38c7ccff3ea1b688e7bd3f11b8156dfb341da000e234def213ba4c711b2b6d0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23927/cdc_23927_DS1.pdf
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