The outbreak of avian @entity683 A due to an H7N7 virus in Dutch poultry farms turned out to have public-health effects for those who were involved in the management of the @entity3082 and who were thus extensively exposed to contaminated excreta and dust. An outbreak-management team (OMT) of experts in virology, @entity166 and public health advised the Dutch government with respect to the potential health effects on @entity1 . Strict hygiene measures were advised. Moreover, vaccination against @entity1 @entity683 was advised to prevent emergence of a new pandemic virus in @entity1 . Since the @entity1 @entity683 virus H3N2 circulated at the same time, a double infection and emergence of a new @entity1 virus was the main fear on which prevention was focused. @entity2024 was observed in about 10% of the @entity1 involved. The @entity2024 was sometimes accompanied by mild flu-like symptoms and incidental transmission between @entity1 occurred as well. Because of the unexpected high incidence of symptomatic @entity281 , proven to be caused by the H7N7 strain, @entity684 was advised as an additional control measure, both for the treatment of symptoms and prophylactically for those with prolonged occupational exposure. After the unfortunate death of a veterinarian due to @entity55 caused by the avian virus, the preventive policy was further extended to @entity1 with short and incidental exposure to infected flocks. It is concluded that the policy was adequate, in spite of the unforeseen victim.

[Avian @entity683 and XXXX ; a retrospective view].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['humans', 'human', 'people'] @entity684 :: ('MESH:D053139', 'Chemical') :: ['oseltamivir'] @entity3082 :: ('MESH:D004671', 'Disease') :: ['epidemic'] @entity55 :: ('MESH:D011014', 'Disease') :: ['pneumonia'] @entity683 :: ('MESH:D007251', 'Disease') :: ['influenza'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infections'] @entity2024 :: ('MESH:D003231', 'Disease') :: ['conjunctivitis', 'Conjunctivitis'] @entity166 :: ('MESH:D003141', 'Disease') :: ['infectious diseases']
@entity684 :: (MESH:D053139,Chemical) :: ['oseltamivir']
