Effectiveness of personal protective equipment and oseltamivir prophylaxis during avian influenza a (H7N7) epidemic, the netherlands, 2003

We analyzed the effectiveness of personal protective equipment and oseltamivir use during the 2003 avian influenza A (H7N7) epidemic in the Netherlands by linking databases containing information about farm visits, human infections, and use of oseltamivir and personal protective equipment. Using a stringent case defi nition, based on self-reported conjunctivitis combined with a positive hemagglutination- inhibition assay, we found that prophylactic treatment with oseltamivir significantly reduced the risk for infection per farm visit from 0.145 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.078-0.233) to 0.0... Mehr ...