Human Infection with a Novel Avian-Origin Influenza A (H7N9) Virus
National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention · Center for Disease Control · +14 more institutions
Abstract
Infection of poultry with influenza A subtype H7 viruses occurs worldwide, but the introduction of this subtype to humans in Asia has not been observed previously. In March 2013, three urban residents of Shanghai or Anhui, China, presented with rapidly progressing lower respiratory tract infections and were found to be infected with a novel reassortant avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus.
We obtained and analyzed clinical, epidemiologic, and virologic data from these patients. Respiratory specimens were tested for influenza and other respiratory viruses by means of real-time reverse-transcriptase-polymerase-chain-reaction assays, viral culturing, and sequence analyses.
Citation impact
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- 239.51
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- 100%
- References
- 24
Authors
45- RGRongbao GaoCorresponding
National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Disease Control
- BCBin Cao
Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
- YHYunwen Hu
Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
- ZFZijian Feng
Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Disease Control
- DWDayan Wang
National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Disease Control
Topics & keywords
- Virology
- Influenza A virus subtype H5N1
- Virus
- Transmission and infection of H5N1
- Medicine
- H5N1 genetic structure
- Influenza A virus
- Respiratory tract
Funding
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAwards: 81030032/H19, 2013ZX10004-101, 81070005/H0104
- FUFudan University
- CCChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- NHNational Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China
- CFCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
- NKNational Key Research and Development Program of ChinaAward: 2011CB504704