Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H9N2) Virus, Cambodia, February 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Um, Samnang ; Siegers, Jurre Y. ; Sar, Borann ; Chin, Savuth ; Patel, Sarika ; Bunnary, Seng ; Hak, Makara ; Sor, Sothy ; Sokhen, Oum ; Heng, Seng ; Chau, Darapheak ; Sothyra, Tum ; Khalakdina, Asheena ; Mott, Joshua A. ; Olsen, Sonja J. ; Claes, Filip ; Sovann, Ly ; Karlsson, Erik A.
• Description:
  In February 2021, routine sentinel surveillance for influenza-like illness in Cambodia detected a human avian influenza A(H9N2) virus infection. Investigations identified no recent H9N2 virus infections in 43 close contacts. One chicken sample from the infected child's house was positive for H9N2 virus and genetically similar to the human virus.
• Subjects:
  Animals Birds Chickens Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype Influenza In Birds
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(10):2742-2745
• Pubmed ID:
  34546164
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8462329
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Cambodia
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3f9b98c7b4e0600ce6e8cce16834dcdd2e8419da64814445e18e841cc2828a1c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/110438/cdc_110438_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.33 MB ]