Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Thailand, 2004.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 11(11): 1664-72, 2005 Nov.
Article
em En
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| ID: mdl-16318716
ABSTRACT
In January 2004, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the H5N1 subtype was first confirmed in poultry and humans in Thailand. Control measures, e.g., culling poultry flocks, restricting poultry movement, and improving hygiene, were implemented. Poultry populations in 1,417 villages in 60 of 76 provinces were affected in 2004. A total of 83% of infected flocks confirmed by laboratories were backyard chickens (56%) or ducks (27%). Outbreaks were concentrated in the Central, the southern part of the Northern, and Eastern Regions of Thailand, which are wetlands, water reservoirs, and dense poultry areas. More than 62 million birds were either killed by HPAI viruses or culled. H5N1 virus from poultry caused 17 human cases and 12 deaths in Thailand; a number of domestic cats, captive tigers, and leopards also died of the H5N1 virus. In 2005, the epidemic is ongoing in Thailand.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de saúde:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
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6_other_respiratory_diseases
Assunto principal:
Aves Domésticas
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Doenças das Aves Domésticas
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Influenza Humana
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Virus da Influenza A Subtipo H5N1
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Influenza Aviária
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tailândia