Negligible risk of H5N1 infection from bathing and drinking water in Europe: ECDC risk assessment

Eurosurveillance editorial team

doi:10.2807/esw.11.23.02970-en

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Negligible risk of H5N1 infection from bathing and drinking water in Europe: ECDC risk assessment
Eurosurveillance editorial team
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Citation style for this article: Editorial team Collective. Negligible risk of H5N1 infection from bathing and drinking water in Europe: ECDC risk assessment. Euro Surveill. 2006;11(23):pii=2970. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.11.23.02970-en

Abstract

People who bathe in water in areas of Europe where birds have been tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 are at negligible risk of infection with that virus, according to a risk assessment carried out by experts