Since 1997, the largest epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) ever recorded has caused 172 human and several billion bird deaths. Recently administered questionnaires determined that live poultry exposures have declined by approximately 63% in Hong Kong since 2004 and that, in Vietnam, domestic backyard exposures to poultry are likely more important than retail exposures.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878218 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.061031 | DOI Listing |
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