Multifocal Avian Influenza (H5N1) Outbreak

During March 2006, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) occurred in multiple poultry farms in Israel. The epidemiologic investigation and review of outbreak mitigation efforts uncovered gaps in planning for and containing the outbreak, thus affording valuable lessons applicable to...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 13; no. 10; pp. 1601 - 1603
Main Authors Balicer, Ran D., Reznikovich, Shmuel, Berman, Elyakum, Pirak, Michael, Inbar, Amnon, Pokamunski, Shimon, Grotto, Itamar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.10.2007
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Agriculture
Analysis
Animals
Antiviral Agents - administration & dosage
Avian influenza
Casualties
Chickens - virology
Control
disease outbreaks
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
disease transmission
Dispatch
H5N1 subtype
Humans
Influenza A virus
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - drug effects
Influenza in Birds - epidemiology
Influenza in Birds - prevention & control
Influenza in Birds - virology
Influenza, Human - prevention & control
Israel - epidemiology
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Poultry Diseases - epidemiology
Poultry Diseases - prevention & control
Poultry Diseases - virology
public health practice
Turkeys - virology
Israel
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Summary:During March 2006, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) occurred in multiple poultry farms in Israel. The epidemiologic investigation and review of outbreak mitigation efforts uncovered gaps in planning for and containing the outbreak, thus affording valuable lessons applicable to other countries in similar settings.
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ISSN:1080-6040
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DOI:10.3201/eid1310.070558