Understanding H7N9 avian flu

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 03 May 2013 English Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ, volume 346, pages f2755-f2755 (eissn: 1756-1833,

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Authors: Cong, Dai; Min, Jiang;

doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2755

pmid: 23645899

Understanding H7N9 avian flu

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Abstract

The outbreak of H7N9 avian influenza in China had killed 17 people and infected 82 by 18 April 2013.1 Thirty one cases occurred in Shanghai city, 25 in Zhejiang province, 20 in Jiangsu province, three in Anhui province, two in Henan province, and one in Beijing city. One child in Beijing, who displayed no symptoms and tested positive for the H7N9 virus, was considered a carrier and is being observed to see whether he developed symptoms. This child had been in contact with Beijing’s first confirmed case of H7N9. Beijing Health …

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China Medical University
China (People's Republic of)

Keywords

China, Influenza A virus, Influenza in Birds, Influenza, Human, Animals, Humans, Poultry, Disease Outbreaks

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