title: Avian influenza a (H5N1) virus antibodies in poultry cullers, South Korea, 2003-2004.
abstract: Transmission of influenza (H5N1) virus from birds to humans is a serious public health threat. In South Korea, serologic investigation among 2,512 poultry workers exposed during December 2003-March 2004 to poultry with confirmed or suspected influenza (H5N1) virus infection found antibodies in 9. Frequency of bird-to-human transmission was low.
authors.affiliation: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong, South Korea.
authors.forename: Donghyok
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Joo-Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wooyoung
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jang-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Yoon-Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Nam-Joo
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyang-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Jacqueline M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Hee-Bok
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Haewol
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002645:Chickens; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004372:Ducks; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral