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Bird Flu
New research on bird flu from University of Utrecht, Medical Department summarized
July 7th, 2009
"This study was conducted to investigate space and time clusters of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection and to determine risk factors at the subdistrict level in Thailand. Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) was diagnosed in 1890 poultry flocks located in 953 subdistricts during 2004-2007," researchers in Netherlands report. "The ecologic risk for H5N1 virus infection was assessed on the basis of a spatial-based case-control study involving 824 case subdistricts and 3296 control subdistricts from 6 study periods. Risk factors investigated in clustered areas of H5N1 included human and animal demographic characteristics, poultry production...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-07-07)
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