Public health response to an avian influenza A (H5N1) poultry outbreak in Suffolk, United Kingdom, in November 2007

S Munasinghe; G Brown; A Pereira; B Keeble; P Nair; T Sundkvist

doi:10.2807/ese.13.05.08027-en

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Public health response to an avian influenza A (H5N1) poultry outbreak in Suffolk, United Kingdom, in November 2007
S Munasinghe ¹ , G Brown¹ , A Pereira² , B Keeble² , P Nair¹ , T Sundkvist¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Norfolk Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Health Protection Unit, United Kingdom ² Suffolk Primary Care Trust, Suffolk, United Kingdom

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S Munasinghe
Sujeevani.Munasinghe smhp.nhs.uk
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Citation style for this article: Munasinghe S, Brown G, Pereira A, Keeble B, Nair P, Sundkvist T. Public health response to an avian influenza A (H5N1) poultry outbreak in Suffolk, United Kingdom, in November 2007. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(5):pii=8027. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.05.08027-en

Abstract

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a poultry farm in Suffolk, United Kingdom, in November 2007 prompted a comprehensive public health response to stop the transmission of avian influenza to humans. A total of 176 of 178 potentially exposed (99%) received oseltamivir prophylaxis. The majority of them, 169 people (96%), received the influenza vaccine during the outbreak. Thirty people who had been given post-exposure prophylaxis were actively followed up for one week. None of them developed symptoms suggestive of influenza-like illness. Serological investigation (28-day testing) of those who reported symptoms is ongoing.