Document ID (ISN) | 104455 |
CIS number |
05-725 |
Year |
2005 |
Convention or series no. |
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Title |
Avian influenza: Hazards in the workplace and preparations for a possible pandemic |
Original title |
Grippe aviaire: risques en milieu professsionnel et perspectives en cas de pandémie [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Institut national de recherche et de sécurité (INRS), 30 rue Olivier Noyer, 75680 Paris, Cedex 14, France, updated edition, 2005. Internet document (7p.) Illus. 10 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.inrs.fr/INRS-PUB/inrs01.nsf/inrs01_search_view_view/18ED664BAC0BD9CAC125705000570B29/$FILE/visu.html?OpenElement [in French]
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Abstract |
Information sheet on avian influenza. Contents: overview (viral disease, modification of type-A influenza, spread by birds, origin in the Far East); potential of very high mortality; incubation period (1-2 days in birds, a bit longer in humans); transmission; means of protection; groups at particular risk of being infected; recommendations to people who may have to visit infected areas for professional reasons; advice to people returning from infected areas (if they develop suspicious symptoms); relationship between avian and human influenza; preparations for a possible pandemic. |
Descriptors (primary) |
avian influenza; infectious diseases; zoonoses; France |
Descriptors (secondary) |
data sheet |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Influenza Bacterial and parasitic diseases Viral diseases (other than aids) Zoonoses
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