Avian influenza outbreaks in chickens, Bangladesh

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. 1909 - 1912
• Main Authors: Biswas, Paritosh K, Christensen, Jens P, Ahmed, Syed S U, Barua, Himel, Das, Ashutosh, Rahman, Mohammed H, Giasuddin, Mohammad, Hannan, Abu S M A, Habib, Mohammad A, Ahad, Abdul, Rahman, Abu S M S, Faruque, Rayhan, Debnath, Nitish C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-12-2008; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Avian influenza; avian influenza virus; Avian influenza viruses; Bangladesh; Bangladesh - epidemiology; Causes of; Chickens; Chickens - virology; Control; Diagnosis; Disease Outbreaks; Dispatch; Distribution; Epidemiology; Genetic aspects; H5N1; H9N2; Health aspects; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - genetics; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype - genetics; Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza in Birds - epidemiology; Influenza in Birds - virology; Phylogeny; Poultry Diseases - epidemiology; Poultry Diseases - virology; Bangladesh
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid1412.071567

To determine the epidemiology of outbreaks of avian influenza A virus (subtypes H5N1, H9N2) in chickens in Bangladesh, we conducted surveys and examined virus isolates. The outbreak began in backyard chickens. Probable sources of infection included egg trays and vehicles from local live bird markets and larger live bird markets.