Asymptomatic, Mild, and Severe Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Infection in Humans, Guangzhou, China

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chen, Zongqiu ; Liu, Hui ; Lu, Jianyun ; Luo, Lei ; Li, Kuibiao ; Liu, Yufei ; Lau, Eric H.Y. ; Di, Biao ; Wang, Hui ; Yang, Zhicong ; Xiao, Xincai
• Description:
  Targeted surveillance for influenza A(H7N9) identified 24 cases of infection with this virus in Guangzhou, China, during April 1, 2013-March 7, 2014. The spectrum of illness ranged from severe pneumonia to asymptomatic infection. Epidemiologic findings for 2 family clusters of infection highlight the importance of rigorous close contact monitoring.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female History, 21st Century Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Influenza, Human/diagnosis Influenza, Human/epidemiology Influenza, Human/history Influenza, Human/microbiology Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype/genetics Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype/isolation & Purification Male Middle Aged Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology Population Surveillance Risk Factors Severity Of Illness Index Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(9):1535-1540.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:28b91298a9967e6d245e813e40ac6884e060afc6971912a4c37232c64e61648c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25498/cdc_25498_DS1.pdf
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