Subclinical Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in Human, Vietnam

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Le, Mai Quynh ; Horby, Peter ; Fox, Annette ; Nguyen, Hien Tran ; Le Nguyen, Hang Khanh ; Hoang, Phuong Mai Vu ; Nguyen, Khanh Cong ; de Jong, Menno D. ; Jeeninga, Rienk E. ; Rogier van Doorn, H. ; Farrar, Jeremy ; Wertheim, Heiman F.L.
• Description:
  Laboratory-confirmed cases of subclinical infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in humans are rare, and the true number of these cases is unknown. We describe the identification of a laboratory-confirmed subclinical case in a woman during an influenza A(H5N1) contact investigation in northern Vietnam.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Amino Acid Substitution Animals Asymptomatic Infections Chickens Contact Tracing Dogs Fatal Outcome Female Humans Infant Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza In Birds Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells Male Middle Aged Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Phylogeny Polymerase Chain Reaction Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(10):1674-1677.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Vietnam
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b799bff451b5d991f7c7f87f8eb6ede7ca23ca1e4f05fde200666599b92b7eaf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20950/cdc_20950_DS1.pdf
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