TY - JOUR AU - Balicer, Ran D. AU - Reznikovich, Shmuel AU - Berman, Elyakum AU - Pirak, Michael AU - Inbar, Amnon AU - Pokamunski, Shimon AU - Grotto, Itamar T1 - Multifocal Avian Influenza (H5N1) Outbreak T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2007 VL - 13 IS - 10 SP - 1601 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During March 2006, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) occurred in multiple poultry farms in Israel. The epidemiologic investigation and review of outbreak mitigation efforts uncovered gaps in planning for and containing the outbreak, thus affording valuable lessons applicable to other countries in similar settings. KW - Influenza A virus KW - H5N1 subtype KW - disease outbreaks KW - disease transmission KW - public health practice KW - dispatch KW - Israel DO - 10.3201/eid1310.070558 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/10/07-0558_article ER - End of Reference