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 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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2014
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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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Bibliography: | 42-1760/Q 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 |