Open AccessNegligible risk of H5N1 infection from bathing and drinking water in Europe: ECDC risk assessment
Author(s) -
Collective Editorial team
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.11.23.02970-en
Subject(s) - influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , bathing , risk assessment , environmental health , infection risk , highly pathogenic , geography , medicine , virus , virology , emergency medicine , computer security , pathology , computer science
People who bathe in water in areas of Europe where birds have been tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 are at negligible risk of infection with that virus, according to a risk assessment carried out by experts