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Original Articles 2020-09-11

Is Community Intervention Effective for Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Care in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Chin State, Myanmar?

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Archives   2008

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   20,  Number   3

TITLE:   Participatory assessment of risk behaviours for avian influenza in a rural community (Short Report).
AUTHOR:   Hlaing Myat Thu; Ohnmar; Le Le Win; Aung Zaw Latt; Kay Thi Aye; Kyaw Phone Myint; May Me Thet; Thandar Min; Aung Soe Min; Than Tun Sein
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2008; 20(3): 191-192
ABSTRACT:   The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the avian influenza A/H5N1 virus a public health risk with pandemic potential. Since the first documented outbreak in humans in Hong Kong in 1997, the numbers of both affected countries and confirmed cases of influenza A (H5N1) virus infection have increased. The rationale for particular concern about the H5N1 pandemic is not its inevitability, but its potential severity, one which would have high human health impact posing a predicament for public health [1]. Studies done to reveal evidence of risk factors/ behaviours influencing transmission of influenza A H5N1 suggest that handling diseased poultry is an important risk factor and some animal handling practices may modify the risk for transmission [2,3,4]highlighting the value for identifying risk factors as regards poultry farming behaviours.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Risk-Taking. Influenza AVirus, Avian.
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