Personal Protective Equipment and Risk for Avian Influenza (H7N3)
- Oliver Morgan
- Mirjam Kuhne
- Pat Nair
- Neville Q. Verlander
- Richard Preece
- Marianne McDougal
- Maria Zambon
- Mark Reacher
Publication date
January 2009
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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
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