No evidence of avian influenza A (H5N1) among returning US travelers

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb;13(2):294-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1302.061052.

Abstract

We reviewed reports to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of US travelers suspected of having avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection from February 2003 through May 2006. Among the 59 reported patients, no evidence of H5N1 virus infection was found; none had direct contact with poultry, but 42% had evidence of human influenza A.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Travel*
  • United States / epidemiology