Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, China

Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, China

The recent increase in zoonotic avian influenza A(H7N9) disease in China is a cause of public health concern. Most of the A(H7N9) viruses previously reported have been of low pathogenicity. We report the fatal case of a patient in China who was infected with an A(H7N9) virus having a polybasic amino...

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Main Authors: Changwen Ke, Chris Ka Pun Mok, Wenfei Zhu, Haibo Zhou, Jianfeng He, Wenda Guan, Jie Wu, Wenjun Song, Dayan Wang, Jiexiong Liu, Qinhan Lin, Daniel Ka Wing Chu, Lei Yang, Nanshan Zhong, Zifeng Yang, Yuelong Shu, Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
influenza
H7N9
HPAI
hemagglutinin
China
highly pathogenic avian influenza
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/17-0600_article

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