Open AccessKnowledge, attitudes, and practices of avian influenza among backyard poultry breeders in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt
Author(s) -
Ghada Nasr Radwan,
Wafaa Yousif Abdel Wahid,
Doaa El-Derwy,
Maha El-Rabat
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the egyptian public health association /journal of the egyptian public health association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2090-262X
pISSN - 0013-2446
DOI - 10.1097/01.epx.0000407210.12994.c3
Subject(s) - biosecurity , environmental health , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , transmission (telecommunications) , hygiene , medicine , public health , hand washing , veterinary medicine , personal protective equipment , socioeconomics , disease , covid-19 , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering , virus , pathology
Avian influenza (H5N1) (AI) is becoming a serious public health threat in Egypt. The current study aimed to assess the existing knowledge, attitudes, and various practices regarding AI in household backyard poultry breeders residing in Fayoum Governorate, in rural Egypt.