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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Xu, Cuiling ; Havers, Fiona ; Wang, Lijie ; Chen, Tao ; Shi, Jinghong ; Wang, Dayan ; Yang, Jing ; Yang, Lei ; Widdowson, Marc-Alain ; Shu, Yuelong
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Epidemiological Monitoring Female Humans Infant Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype Male Middle Aged Sentinel Surveillance Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(8):1289-1292.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:14ccbaabf44217d3a39d273cbec2780d9181996ba14d86e6475f655b1c817013
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19168/cdc_19168_DS1.pdf
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