Characterization of a Feline Influenza A(H7N2) Virus

Characterization of a Feline Influenza A(H7N2) Virus

During December 2016–February 2017, influenza A viruses of the H7N2 subtype infected ≈500 cats in animal shelters in New York, NY, USA, indicating virus transmission among cats. A veterinarian who treated the animals also became infected with feline influenza A(H7N2) virus and experienced respirator...

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Main Authors: Masato Hatta, Gongxun Zhong, Yuwei Gao, Noriko Nakajima, Shufang Fan, Shiho Chiba, Kathleen M. Deering, Mutsumi Ito, Masaki Imai, Maki Kiso, Sumiho Nakatsu, Tiago J. Lopes, Andrew J. Thompson, Ryan McBride, David L. Suarez, Catherine A. Macken, Shigeo Sugita, Gabriele Neumann, Hideki Hasegawa, James C. Paulson, Kathy L. Toohey-Kurth, Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
influenza virus
viruses
influenza
H7N2
feline
zoonotic infection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-1240_article

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