Low Frequency of Poultry-to-Human H5N1 Transmission, Southern Cambodia, 2005
Sirenda Vong*
, Benjamin Coghlan†‡§, Sek Mardy*, Davun Holl¶, Heng Seng#, Sovann Ly#, Megge Miller†, Philippe Buchy*, Yves Froehlich**, Jeanptiste Dufourcq††, Timothy M. Uyeki‡‡, Wilina Lim§§, and Touch Sok#
Author affiliations: *Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; †World Health Organization, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; ‡Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; §Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; ¶Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; #Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; **Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; ††Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; ‡‡Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; §§Hong Kong Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
Main Article
Figure 1
Figure 1. Clustering of 25 households with a high likelihood of avian influenza H5N1 (35%) in chickens, February 27–March 26, 2005, southern Cambodia. White squares indicate visited households without chicken deaths, and black squares indicate households with a chicken flock that was probably infected with H5N1 virus. The cluster is indicated by the circle.
Main Article
Page created: November 10, 2011
Page updated: November 10, 2011
Page reviewed: November 10, 2011
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.