TY - JOUR AU - Farah, Zeina AU - Khatib, Omaya AU - Hamadeh, Sahar AU - Ahmad, Khadija AU - El Bazzal, Bassel AU - Zalloua, Pierre AU - Ammar, Walid AU - Ghosn, Nada T1 - Containment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Lebanon, 2016 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 2 SP - 374 SN - 1080-6059 AB - A preparedness plan for avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was activated in Lebanon in 2016 after reported cases in poultry. Exposed persons were given prophylaxis and monitored daily. A total of 185 exposed persons were identified: 180 received prophylaxis, 181 were monitored, and 41 suspected cases were reported. All collected specimens were negative for virus by PCR. KW - influenza KW - influenza virus KW - viruses KW - highly pathogenic avian influenza virus KW - H5N1 subtype KW - poultry KW - humans KW - antiviral drugs KW - respiratory infections KW - containment KW - Lebanon DO - 10.3201/eid2402.171276 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-1276_article ER - End of Reference