Personal Protective Equipment and Risk for Avian Influenza (H7N3)

Abstract

An outbreak of avian influenza (H7N3) among poultry resulted in laboratory-confirmed disease in 1 of 103 exposed persons. Incomplete use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was associated with conjunctivitis and influenza-like symptoms. Rigorous use of PPE by persons managing avian influenza outbreaks may reduce exposure to potentially hazardous infected poultry materials.

Keywords

• Avian influenza
• disease outbreaks
• poultry
• dispatch
• United Kingdom