Avian influenza virus A (H5N1), detected through routine surveillance, in child, Bangladesh

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 15; no. 8; pp. 1311 - 1313
• Main Authors: Brooks, W Abdullah, Alamgir, A S M, Sultana, Rebecca, Islam, M Saiful, Rahman, Mustafizur, Fry, Alicia M, Shu, Bo, Lindstrom, Stephen, Nahar, Kamrun, Goswami, Doli, Haider, M Sabbir, Nahar, Sharifun, Butler, Ebonee, Hancock, Kathy, Donis, Ruben O, Davis, Charles T, Zaman, Rashid Uz, Luby, Stephen P, Uyeki, Timothy M, Rahman, Mahmudur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2009; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Avian influenza; Avian influenza virus; Avian influenza viruses; Bangladesh; Causes of; Chickens - virology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - transmission; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - virology; Diagnosis; Dispatch; Distribution; H5N1; Health aspects; human; Humans; Identification and classification; Infant; influenza; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - classification; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - genetics; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza virus; Influenza, Human - transmission; Influenza, Human - virology; Male; Methods; Phylogeny; Population Surveillance; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Prevention; surveillance; Bangladesh
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid1508.090283

We identified avian influenza virus A (H5N1) infection in a child in Bangladesh in 2008 by routine influenza surveillance. The virus was of the same clade and phylogenetic subgroup as that circulating among poultry during the period. This case illustrates the value of routine surveillance for detection of novel influenza virus.