TY - JOUR AU - Van Borm, Steven AU - Thomas, Isabelle AU - Hanquet, Germaine AU - Lambrecht, Bénédicte AU - Boschmans, Marc AU - Dupont, Gérald AU - Decaestecker, Mireille AU - Snacken, René AU - van den Berg, Thierry T1 - Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Virus in Smuggled Thai Eagles, Belgium T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 5 SP - 702 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report the isolation and characterization of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 virus from Crested Hawk-Eagles smuggled into Europe by air travel. A screening performed in human and avian contacts indicated no dissemination occurred. Illegal movements of birds are a major threat for the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza. KW - Influenza A KW - Europe KW - H5N1 KW - Belgium DO - 10.3201/eid1105.050211 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/5/05-0211_article ER - End of Reference