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Is the Three Thousand Years Old Bird Flu Reality Approved in Historical Resources?


Authors: M. Pazourková
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika pracovního lékařství Lékařské fakulty Masarykovy univerzity a Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně, přednosta prof. MUDr. Petr Brhel, CSc.
Published in: Pracov. Lék., 58, 2006, No. 3, s. 111-112.
Category: Discussion

Overview

Bird flu is an infectious disease which is especially present in birds. It is a specific disease and also man can be infected under specific conditions. Flu pandemic develops when a new subtype of flu emerges. Strict veterinary measures are necessary for birdbreeders. Historical resources prove exactly that the bird flu existed. Searching for epidemic of bird flu in the past is interesting for both historicians and physicians and biologists.

Key words:
bird flu, history, influenza A virus, H₅ N₁ subtype


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Hygiene and epidemiology Hyperbaric medicine Occupational medicine
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