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Emerg Infect Dis. Duck Hunters? Perceptions of Risk for Avian Influenza, Georgia, USA

Giuseppe

Emeritus
Duck Hunters? Perceptions of Risk for Avian Influenza, Georgia, USA (Emerg Infect Dis., abstract, edited)

[Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, full free PDF Document (LINK). Abstract, edited.]

DOI: 10.3201/eid1608.100032
Suggested citation for this article: Dishman H, Stallknecht D, Cole D. Duck hunters? perceptions of risk for avian influenza, Georgia, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Aug; [Epub ahead of print]

Duck Hunters? Perceptions of Risk for Avian Influenza, Georgia, USA

Hope Dishman, David Stallknecht, and Dana Cole 1

Author affiliations: Georgia Department of Community Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (H. Dishman, D. Cole); and University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (D. Stallknecht, D. Cole)
1 Current affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.


To determine duck hunters? risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza, we surveyed duck hunters in Georgia, USA, during 2007?2008, about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices. We found they engage in several practices that could expose them to the virus. Exposures and awareness were highest for those who had hunted >10 years.
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