Article
Unique reassortant of influenza A(H7N9) virus associated with severe disease emerging in Hong Kong.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jul 2014
To Kelvin Kai-Wang, Song Wenjun, Lau Siu-Ying, Que Tak-Lun, Lung David Christopher, Hung Ivan Fan-Ngai, Chen Honglin, Yuen Kwok-Yung
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Human infections caused by avian influenza virus A(H7N9) re-emerged in late 2013. We reported the first Hong Kong patient without risk factors for severe A(H7N9) disease. METHODS: Direct sequencing was performed on the endotracheal aspirate collected from a 36-year-old female with history of poultry contact. Bioinformatic analysis was performed to compare the current strain and previous A(H7N9)...
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