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. 2023 Aug;8(8):e013146.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013146.

We are underestimating, again, the true burden of H5N1 in humans

Mokhtar Gomaa  1 , Yassmin Moatasim  1 , Ahmed El Taweel  1 , Sara H Mahmoud  1 , Amira S El Rifay  1 , Ahmed Kandeil  1   2 , Pamela P McKenzie  2 , Richard J Webby  2 , Rabeh El-Shesheny  1 , Mohamed Ahmed Ali  1 , Ghazi Kayali  3
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We are underestimating, again, the true burden of H5N1 in humans

Mokhtar Gomaa et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: avian influenza; infections, diseases, disorders, injuries.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Antibody titre distribution of study subjects. Titres were reported as the reciprocal of the serum dilution that neutralised the virus in a standard virus microneutralisation assay. A titre of 1:40 was considered positive.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Percentage of sera positive for anti-H5N1 antibodies by month. Arrow indicates detection of H5N1 in domestic and wild birds in the markets.
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