| no evidence of infection with avian influenza viruses among us poultry workers in the delmarva peninsula, maryland and virginia, usa. | industrial poultry workers may be at elevated risk of avian influenza infection due to intense occupational contact with live poultry. serum samples from poultry workers and community members in the delmarva peninsula, one of the densest regions of poultry production in the united states, were analyzed for antibodies to strains of five avian influenza subtypes using microneutralization assays. no evidence of infection was found, suggesting inefficient transmission to humans or the absence of vir ... | 2011 | 21213164 |
| transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza a (h1n1) at a public university--delaware, april-may 2009. | we investigated the first documented university outbreak of the 2009 pandemic influenza a(h1n1) to identify factors associated with disease transmission. an online student survey was administered to assess risk factors for influenza-like illness (ili), defined as fever with cough or sore throat. of 6049 survey respondents, 567 (9%) experienced ili during 27 march to 9 may 2009. studying with an ill contact (adjusted risk ratios [arr], 1.29; 95% confidence intervals [ci], 1.01-1.65) and caring fo ... | 2011 | 21342885 |