1. Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Avian Influenza A (H5) and A (H9) Viruses among Market Poultry Workers, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2001
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Jacqueline M. Katz, Doan C. Nguyen, Jean Hu-Primmer, Nguyen L. K. Hang, Xiuhua Lu, Timothy M. Uyeki, Thomas Rowe, and Lien P. Huynh
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Male ,Viral Diseases ,Anatomy and Physiology ,Influenza A Virus H5N1 Subtype ,viruses ,lcsh:Medicine ,Antibodies, Viral ,medicine.disease_cause ,Poultry ,Serology ,Avian Influenza A Virus ,Seroepidemiologic Studies ,Immune Physiology ,Zoonoses ,Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype ,Influenza A virus ,lcsh:Science ,Avian influenza A viruses ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Zoonotic Diseases ,virus diseases ,Vietnam ,Veterinary Diseases ,Medicine ,Infectious diseases ,Female ,Public Health ,Antibody ,Influenza A Virus, H5N2 Subtype ,Research Article ,Adult ,animal structures ,Immunology ,Immunoglobulins ,Antibodies ,Young Adult ,Animal Influenza ,Occupational Exposure ,Influenza, Human ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Seroprevalence ,Biology ,Viral immunology ,Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype ,lcsh:R ,Virology ,Influenza ,Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ,stomatognathic diseases ,biology.protein ,Clinical Immunology ,Veterinary Science ,lcsh:Q - Abstract
BACKGROUND: The frequency of avian influenza A virus infections among poultry workers is not well understood. METHODS: A seroprevalence study of market poultry workers and persons without occupational poultry exposure was conducted during 2001 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sera were tested for avian influenza H5 and H9 antibodies by microneutralization and Western blot assays. RESULTS: Seroprevalence of H5 and H9 antibodies was 4% and 3% in poultry workers and 1% and 3.5% in non-poultry workers, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Seroprevalence of H5 and H9 antibodies was low among Hanoi market poultry workers in 2001, but can serve as a baseline for additional studies.
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- 2012
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