Avian influenza A H7N9 virus infections not evident among high-risk groups in India

• Published in: Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) Vol. 144; no. 6; pp. 942 - 944
• Main Authors: Pawar, Shailesh D., Tandale, Babasaheb V., Mali, Rashmi S., Potdar, Varsha A., Kode, Sadhana S., Biswas, Dipankar, Chadha, Mandeep S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.12.2016; Scientific Scholar; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; Avian flu; Birds - virology; China - epidemiology; Correspondence; Humans; Immunoglobulins; India - epidemiology; Infections; Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype - pathogenicity; Influenza in Birds - epidemiology; Influenza in Birds - virology; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - virology; Medical research; Population; Poultry; Surveillance; Virology; Viruses; Atlanta Georgia; West Bengal India; United States > US; Asia; China; India

The study was also approved by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee of the ICMR-National Institute of Virology at Pune, as per the guidelines laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research for research on human subjects [4] . A total of 31 throat and nasal swab samples were collected from i...