Estimating Risk to Responders Exposed to Avian Influenza A H5 and H7 Viruses in Poultry, United States, 2014-2017

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 1011 - 1014
• Main Authors: Olsen, Sonja J, Rooney, Jane A, Blanton, Lenee, Rolfes, Melissa A, Nelson, Deborah I, Gomez, Thomas M, Karli, Steven A, Trock, Susan C, Fry, Alicia M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.05.2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Avian influenza; Avian influenza viruses; Disease Outbreaks; Dispatch; H5 subtype; H7 subtype; Health aspects; History, 21st Century; Influenza; Influenza A virus - classification; influenza in birds; Influenza in Birds - epidemiology; Influenza in Birds - history; Influenza in Birds - virology; influenza virus; Poultry; Poultry Diseases - epidemiology; Poultry Diseases - history; Poultry Diseases - virology; Poultry industry; Public Health Surveillance; United States - epidemiology; viruses; United States; H5 subtype; influenza; poultry; viruses; avian influenza; personal protective equipment; United States; zoonoses; responders; respiratory infections; disease outbreak; influenza risk assessment tool; exposure; influenza virus; H7 subtype; influenza in birds; risk
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2505.181253

In the United States, outbreaks of avian influenza H5 and H7 virus infections in poultry have raised concern about the risk for infections in humans. We reviewed the data collected during 2014-2017 and found no human infections among 4,555 exposed responders who were wearing protection.