Serological Evidence of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7virus in Egyptian Poultry Growers

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 6; p. e0155294
• Main Authors: Gomaa, Mokhtar R., Kandeil, Ahmed, Kayed, Ahmed S., Elabd, Mona A., Zaki, Shaimaa A., Abu Zeid, Dina, El Rifay, Amira S., Mousa, Adel A., Farag, Mohamed M., McKenzie, Pamela P., Webby, Richard J., Ali, Mohamed A., Kayali, Ghazi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.06.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Antibodies, Neutralizing - blood; Avian influenza; Biology and Life Sciences; Birds; Demographic aspects; Diseases; Egypt; Farmers; Health risks; Humans; Influenza A; Influenza A Virus, H7N7 Subtype - immunology; Influenza in Birds - immunology; Influenza, Human - immunology; Medicine and Health Sciences; Occupational Exposure; People and Places; Poultry; Prospective Studies; Risk factors; Serology; Egypt

Avian influenza viruses circulate widely in birds, with occasional human infections. Poultry-exposed individuals are considered to be at high risk of infection with avian influenza viruses due to frequent exposure to poultry. Some avian H7 viruses have occasionally been found to infect humans. Serop...