Risk for avian influenza virus exposure at human-wildlife interface.
To assess risk for human exposure to avian influenza viruses (AIV), we sampled California wild birds and marine mammals during October 2005-August 2007 and estimated human-wildlife contact. Waterfowl hunters were 8 times more likely to have contact with AIV-infected wildlife than were persons with casual or occupational exposures (p<0.0001).
Siembieda
Jennifer
J
University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA.
Johnson
Christine K
CK
Boyce
Walter
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Sandrock
Christian
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Cardona
Carol
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000821:virology*; D002140:California; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D007251:Influenza, Human; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors