Preliminary Epidemiology of Human Infections with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, China, 2017

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Authors

Lei Zhou · Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control

Yi Tan · Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control

Min Kang · Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control

Fuqiang Liu · Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Ruiqi Ren · Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Yali Wang · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

We compared the characteristics of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) A(H7N9) virus infections in China. HPAI A(H7N9) case-patients were more likely to have had exposure to sick and dead poultry in rural areas and were hospitalized earlier than were LPAI A(H7N9) case-patients.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies Viral Infections and Vectors Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 23, Issue 8, pp. 1355-1359

DOI: 10.3201/eid2308.170640

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