Eurasian Tree Sparrows, Risk for H5N1 Virus Spread and Human Contamination through Buddhist Ritual: An Experimental Approach

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Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez,

Affiliation Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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San Sorn,

Affiliation National Veterinary Institute, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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John M. Nicholls,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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Philippe Buchy

* E-mail: pbuchy@pasteur-kh.org

Affiliation Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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http://plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0028609#article1.body1.sec1.p3

A 2006 Masters thesis by Sin-wai Chan at the University of Hong Kong also considered the connection between religious release of birds and H5N1: http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/51015

Competing interests declared: I am an Associate Editor for PLoS ONE

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