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This study conducted a survey in rural Vietnam and found that H5N1 symptoms were strongly linked to exposure to dead/sick poultry. This indicates that H5N1 is more prevalent than previously thought—but also much less deadly.
Authors: Anna Thorson, Max Petzold, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, and Karl Ekdahl
January 9, 2006
This study conducted a survey in rural Vietnam and found that H5N1 symptoms were strongly linked to exposure to dead/sick poultry. This indicates that H5N1 is more prevalent than previously thought—but also much less deadly.
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