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Volume 23, Number 11—November 2017
Research

Airborne Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus during Processing of Infected Poultry

Kateri Bertran, Charles Balzli, Yong-Kuk Kwon1, Terrence M. Tumpey, Andrew Clark, and David E. SwayneComments to Author 
Author affiliations: US Department of Agriculture, Athens, Georgia, USA (K. Bertran, C. Balzli, Y.-K. Kwon, D.E. Swayne); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (T.M. Tumpey); International Veterinary Consultant, Pendleton, Oregon, USA (A. Clark)

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Virus titers in oral and cloacal samples of ducks exposed to simulated live poultry market slaughter of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/Vietnam/1203/04(H5N1) virus–infected ducks in study of airborne transmission of highly pathogenic influenza virus during processing of infected poultry. Shedding titers are expressed as log10 with error bars included. Numbers on top of the bars indicate the number of positive samples out of the 5 tested samples at each time point. The limit of detection was

Figure 4. Virus titers in oral and cloacal samples of ducks exposed to simulated live poultry market slaughter of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/Vietnam/1203/04(H5N1) virus–infected ducks in study of airborne transmission of highly pathogenic influenza virus during processing of infected poultry. Shedding titers are expressed as log10 with error bars included. Numbers on top of the bars indicate the number of positive samples out of the 5 tested samples at each time point. The limit of detection was 0.9 log10 mean egg infectious dose /mL.

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1Current affiliation: Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon-si, South Korea.

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