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Influenza aviaria

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Nombres alternativos:

Gripe aviar o aviaria; H5N1

Prevención:

Los viajeros deben evitar las visitas a mercados donde se comercialicen aves vivas en áreas donde exista un brote de gripe aviaria. Las personas que trabajen con aves que pudieran estar infectadas deben usar ropa protectora y máscaras especiales para respirar. El hecho de evitar el consumo de carnes crudas o a medio cocer reduce el riesgo de exposición a la gripe aviaria y a otras enfermedades transmitidas en los alimentos .

Referencias:

US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Approves First U.S. Vaccine for Humans Against the Avian Influenza Virus H5N1. Rockville, MD: National Press Office; April 17, 2007. Release P07-68

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New Laboratory Assay for Diagnostic Testing of Avian Influenza A/H5 (Asian Lineage). MMWR . February 3, 2006/55(Early Release);1.

World Health Organization. Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1) reported to WHO. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2006.

Beigel JH, Farrar J, Han AM, et al. Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Infection in Humans. N Engl J Med. 2005;353:1374-85.

• Fecha de revisión: 4/17/2007
• Versión en inglés revisada por: Updated by: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Cyrus Badshah, MD, PhD, Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Harlem Hospital Center and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.(June 2006)
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