Ultrastructural characterization of avian influenza A （H7N9） virus infecting humans in China

Dear Editor,In March 2013,the first 3 cases of severe disease due to a novel avian-origin influenza A （H7N9） virus were detected in the Chinese provinces of Shanghai and Anhui （Gao R,et al.,2013）.A total of 339 laboratory-confirmed cases with 100 deaths were reported until January 14,2014 （WHO,2014）...

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Published in中国病毒学：英文版 no. 2; pp. 119 - 122
Main Author Rongbao Gao Jingdong Song Ye Zhang Shumei Zou Tian Bai Xiaodan Li Jianguo Qu Jianfang Zhou Tao Hung Yuelong Shu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2014
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中国
人类感染
流行性感冒
病毒
禽流感
类风湿性关节炎
细胞
超微结构特征
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Summary:Dear Editor,In March 2013,the first 3 cases of severe disease due to a novel avian-origin influenza A （H7N9） virus were detected in the Chinese provinces of Shanghai and Anhui （Gao R,et al.,2013）.A total of 339 laboratory-confirmed cases with 100 deaths were reported until January 14,2014 （WHO,2014）.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first time that human infection with the avian influenza A H7N9 subtype has been detected.Prior to this,the few influenza A （H7） human infections that have occurred have generally resulted in mild illness and conjunctivitis,with only one reported death （Fouchier R A,et al.,2004;Tweed S A,et al.,2004）.Although some biological features are known and initial studies focused on pathogenesis have been performed （Zhou J,et al.,2013;Shen Z,,et al.,2013;Belser J A,et al.,2013）,several characteristics of this novel virus need to be revealed.
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Dear Editor,In March 2013,the first 3 cases of severe disease due to a novel avian-origin influenza A （H7N9） virus were detected in the Chinese provinces of Shanghai and Anhui （Gao R,et al.,2013）.A total of 339 laboratory-confirmed cases with 100 deaths were reported until January 14,2014 （WHO,2014）.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first time that human infection with the avian influenza A H7N9 subtype has been detected.Prior to this,the few influenza A （H7） human infections that have occurred have generally resulted in mild illness and conjunctivitis,with only one reported death （Fouchier R A,et al.,2004;Tweed S A,et al.,2004）.Although some biological features are known and initial studies focused on pathogenesis have been performed （Zhou J,et al.,2013;Shen Z,,et al.,2013;Belser J A,et al.,2013）,several characteristics of this novel virus need to be revealed.
ISSN:1674-0769
1995-820X