Atypical Avian Influenza (H5N1)
Anucha Apisarnthanarak*

, Rungrueng Kitphati†, Kanokporn Thongphubeth*, Prisana Patoomanunt*, Pimjai Anthanont*, Wattana Auwanit†, Pranee Thawatsupha†, Malinee Chittaganpitch†, Siriphan Saeng-Aroon†, Sunthareeya Waicharoen†, Piyaporn Apisarnthanarak‡, Gregory A. Storch§, Linda M. Mundy§, and Victoria J. Fraser§
Author affiliations: *Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand; †National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand; ‡Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand; §Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Characteristics and types of exposures reported by 35 healthcare workers exposed to avian influenza (H5N1)
Characteristic |
No. (%) (N = 35) |
Age (median, range; y)
Female sex
Type of exposure
Provided direct patient care
Physical contact
Talked face-to-face
Worked within 1 m
Recalled patient coughing and sneezing
Suctioned respiratory secretions or administered breathing treatment
Changed bed linens
Bathed patient
Temporally related illnessa |
28 (23–34)
27 (77)
17 (48)
19 (54)
3 (8)
33 (94)
2 (6)
20 (57)
7 (20)
10 (35)
0 |
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