Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2008)

Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Chickens, Bangladesh

  • Paritosh K. Biswas,
  • Jens P. Christensen,
  • Syed S.U. Ahmed,
  • Himel Barua,
  • Ashutosh Das,
  • Mohammed H. Rahman,
  • Mohammad Giasuddin,
  • Abu S.M.A. Hannan,
  • Mohammad A. Habib,
  • Abdul Ahad,
  • Abu S.M.S. Rahman,
  • Rayhan Faruque,
  • Nitish C. Debnath

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.071567
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 12
pp. 1909 – 1912

Abstract

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To determine the epidemiology of outbreaks of avian influenza A virus (subtypes H5N1, H9N2) in chickens in Bangladesh, we conducted surveys and examined virus isolates. The outbreak began in backyard chickens. Probable sources of infection included egg trays and vehicles from local live bird markets and larger live bird markets.

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