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Avian Influenza Virus
Circulating Genes in Hong Kong Poultry are Similar to Those in 1997 Outbreak
September 3rd, 2000
Fowl in Hong Kong continue to carry avian influenza viruses that have genetic similarities to the virus that caused the well-known human and chicken virus outbreak in 1997, report U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers. A.N. Cauthen, in the Department's Southeastern Poultry Research Laboratory, Athens, Georgia, led a team of investigators who based that conclusion on an analysis of cage swabbings obtained from geese in Hong Kong. Since 1997, poultry in Hong Kong have been monitored for avian influenza viruses. "In March 1999, this monitoring system detected geese that were serologically positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus, but the birds were...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-09-03)
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