Monitoring Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus through National Influenza-like Illness Surveillance, China

In China during March 4–April 28, 2013, avian influenza A(H7N9) virus testing was performed on 20,739 specimens from patients with influenza-like illness in 10 provinces with confirmed human cases: 6 (0.03%) were positive, and increased numbers of unsubtypeable influenza-positive specimens were not...

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Autores principales: Xu, Cuiling, Havers, Fiona, Wang, Lijie, Chen, Tao, Shi, Jinghong, Wang, Dayan, Yang, Jing, Yang, Lei, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Shu, Yuelong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3739526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23879887
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1908.130662
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Sumario:In China during March 4–April 28, 2013, avian influenza A(H7N9) virus testing was performed on 20,739 specimens from patients with influenza-like illness in 10 provinces with confirmed human cases: 6 (0.03%) were positive, and increased numbers of unsubtypeable influenza-positive specimens were not seen. Careful monitoring and rapid characterization of influenza A(H7N9) and other influenza viruses remain critical.

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