The first case of human infection with H5N1 avian Influenza A virus in Chile

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Authors

Andrés Castillo · Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile

Rodrigo Fasce · Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile

Bárbara Parra · Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile

Winston Andrade · Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile

Paulo C. Covarrubias · Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile

Andrea Hueche · Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile

Constanza Campano

Abstract

Highlights Here we present the first human case of Influenza A H5N1 infection in Chile, and the fifth worldwide in 2023.The patient is a 53-year-old man who lives in the north region of Chile, near the seashore.The Chilean sample was subtyped in the clade 2.3.4.4b.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology COVID-19 epidemiological studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Travel Medicine

Volume 30, Issue 5

DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taad083

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