| Title | Risk for Avian Influenza Virus Exposure at Human-Wildlife Interface. | | Author(s) | Siembieda J, Johnson CK, Boyce W, Sandrock C, Cardona C | | Institution | University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA; and University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA. | | Source | Emerg Infect Dis 2008 Jul; 14(7):1151-1153. | | Abstract | To assess risk for human exposure to avian influenza viruses (AIV), we sampled California wild birds and marine mammals during October 2005-August 2007and estimated human-wildlife contact. Waterfowl hunters were 8 times more likely to have contact with AIV-infected wildlife than were persons with casual or occupational exposures (p<0.0001). | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18598646 |
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