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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Lack of evidence of avian-to-human transmission of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among poultry workers, Kano, Nigeria, 2006
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 196, No. 11, Year 2007
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Background. In February 2006, poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus were confirmed in Nigeria. A serosurvey was conducted to assess H5N1 transmission among poultry workers and laboratory workers in Nigeria. Methods. From 21 March through 3 April 2006, 295 poultry workers and 25 laboratory workers with suspected exposure to H5N1 virus were administered a questionnaire to assess H5N1 exposures, medical history, and health care utilization. A serum specimen was collected from participants to test for H5N1 neutralizing antibodies by microneutralization assay. Results. The 295 poultry workers reported a median of 14 days of exposure to suspected or confirmed H5N1-infected poultry without antiviral chemoprophylaxis and with minimal personal protective equipment. Among 25 laboratory workers, all handled poultry specimens with suspected H5N1 virus infection. All participants tested negative for H5N1 neutralizing antibodies. Conclusions. Despite widespread exposure to poultry likely infected with H5N1 virus, no serological evidence of H5N1 virus infection was identified among participants. Continued surveillance for H5N1 cases in humans and further seroprevalence investigations are needed to assess the risk of avian-to-human transmission, given that H5N1 viruses continue to circulate and evolve among poultry. © 2007 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ortiz, Justin R.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Katz, Mark A.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kenya, Kisumu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya
Mahmoud, Mohammed N.
Nigeria, Kano
Kano State Ministry of Health
Ahmed, Saidu
Nigeria, Abuja
Cdc
Bawa, Shehu I.
Nigeria, Kano
Kano State Ministry of Health
Farnon, Eileen C.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Sarki, Mohammed B.
Nigeria, Kano
Kano State Ministry of Health
Nasidi, Abdulsalami Salam
Nigeria, Abuja
Cdc
Ado, Muhammed S.
Nigeria, Kano
Kano State Ministry of Health
Yahaya, Abdulrazak H.
Nigeria, Kano
Kano State Ministry of Health
Joannis, Tony Manuel
Nigeria, Vom
National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom
Akpan, Raphael S.
Nigeria, Abuja
Cdc
Vertefeuille, John F.
Nigeria, Abuja
Cdc
Achenbach, Jenna E.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Breiman, Robert F.
Kenya, Kisumu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya
Katz, Jaqueline M.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Uyeki, Timothy M.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wali, S. S.
Nigeria, Kano
Kano State Ministry of Health
Statistics
Citations: 90
Authors: 18
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/522158
ISSN:
00221899
Study Locations
Nigeria