No Evidence of Avian Influenza A H5N1 among Returning US Travelers

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ortiz, Justin R. ; Wallis, Teresa R. ; Katz, Mark A. ; Berman, LaShondra S. ; Balish, Amanda ; Lindstrom, Stephen E. ; Veguilla, Vic ; Teates, Kathryn S. ; Katz, Jacqueline M. ; Klimov, Alexander ; Uyeki, Timothy M.
• Description:
  We reviewed reports to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of US travelers suspected of having avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection from February 2003 through May 2006. Among the 59 reported patients, no evidence of H5N1 virus infection was found; none had direct contact with poultry, but 42% had evidence of human influenza A.
• Subjects:
  Dispatch Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Travel
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):294-297.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:66644f1f3457b50547d977e213ff177e079c4149bfa96afd1260f7d5628030d7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3162/cdc_3162_DS1.pdf
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