Article
Dissemination, divergence and establishment of H7N9 influenza viruses in China.
Nature - 4 Jun 2015
Lam Tommy Tsan-Yuk, Zhou Boping, Wang Jia, Chai Yujuan, Shen Yongyi, Chen Xinchun, Ma Chi, Hong Wenshan, Chen Yin, Zhang Yanjun, Duan Lian, Chen Peiwen, Jiang Junfei, Zhang Yu, Li Lifeng, Poon Leo Lit Man, Webby Richard J, Smith David K, Leung Gabriel M, Peiris Joseph S M, Holmes Edward C, Guan Yi, Zhu Huachen
Abstract excerpt
Since 2013 the occurrence of human infections by a novel avian H7N9 influenza virus in China has demonstrated the continuing threat posed by zoonotic pathogens. Although the first outbreak wave that was centred on eastern China was seemingly averted, human infections recurred in October 2013 (refs 3-7). It is unclear how the H7N9 virus re-emerged and how it will develop further; potentially it may become a...
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