Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Egypt
Ghazi Kayali
, Ahmed Kandeil, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Ahmed S. Kayed, Asmaa M. Maatouq, Zhipeng Cai, Pamela McKenzie, Richard Webby, Samir El Refaey, Amr Kandeel, and Mohamed A. Ali
Author affiliations: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (G. Kayali, P.P. McKenzie, R.J. Webby); National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt (A. Kandeil, R. El-Shesheny, A.S. Kayed, A.M. Maatouq, M.A. Ali); Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Z. Cai); Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt (S. El Refaey, A. Kandeel)
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Figure 1. Monthly positivity rate of poultry infection with avian influenza viruses (all types), Egypt, August 2010–December 2014. A seasonal pattern is shown by sharp increases in rates during colder months (November–March). Emergence of H9N2 virus in poultry and an increase in human H5N1 cases are indicated.
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