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4. Epidemic Outbreaks, Diagnostics, and Control Measures of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2007-08.

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Huaguang Lu, Ismail, Mahmoud Moussa, Khan, Owais Ahmed, Al Hammad, Yousef, Abdel Rhman, Salah Shaban, and Al-Blowi, Mohamed Hamad

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DISEASE outbreaks, AVIAN influenza, H5N1 Influenza, INFLUENZA A virus, H5N1 subtype
Abstract

The article focuses on a study which explored the epidemic outbreaks of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in 2007 and 2008. It also describes the laboratory diagnosis of a H5N1-positive cases that were conducted at the Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (CVDL) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The efforts to control the epidemic outbreak of H5N1 in the country are also described, including immediate depopulation, quarantine, intensive surveillance, and closing of live bird markets. Complete eradication of HPAI was achieved in KSA on April 30, 2008.

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2010
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