From H5N1 to HxNy: An epidemiologic overview of human infections with avian influenza in the Western Pacific Region, 2003–2017

From H5N1 to HxNy: An epidemiologic overview of human infections with avian influenza in the Western Pacific Region, 2003–2017

Since the first confirmed human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus was reported in Hong Kong SAR (China) in 1997, sporadic zoonotic avian influenza viruses causing human illness have been identified globally with the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region as a hotspot. A re...

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Main Authors: Sarah Hamid, Yuzo Arima, Erica Dueger, Frank Konings, Leila Bell, Chin-Kei Lee, Dapeng Luo, Satoko Otsu, Babatunde Olowokure, Ailan Li, WPRO Health Emergencies Programme Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2019-09-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
avian influenza
regional analysis
pandemic
h7n9
h5n1
Online Access:https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/630/826

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