Human Infections with Avian Influenza a (H7N9) Viruses [June 7, 2013, 14:00 ET (02:00 PM ET)]

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Description:
  June 7, 2013, 14:00 ET (02:00 PM ET)
  
  CDCHAN-00347
  
  Human infections with avian influenza A (H7N9) viruses This health advisory provides an update on the avian influenza A (H7N9) virus [H7N9] situation and includes new recommendations on who should be tested for H7N9 in the United States. This document replaces guidance published on April 5, 2013, in CDC Health Advisory 344 “Human Infections with Novel Influenza A (H7N9) Viruses,” found at http://emergency.cdc.gov/HAN/han00344.asp. The updated guidance reflects the most current epidemiology of H7N9 cases, which indicates that almost all H7N9 human infections have resulted in severe respiratory illness; H7N9 has been found rarely among those with milder disease. For that reason, CDC is changing its recommendations for H7N9 testing: The primary changes from previous guidance are (I) a new recommendation to test only patients with an appropriate exposure history and severe respiratory illness requiring hospitalization and (ii) a request that only confirmed and probable cases of human infection with H7N9 be reported to CDC. In the previous guidance issued on April 5, CDC recommended that all persons with relevant exposure history and illness compatible with influenza, regardless of severity be tested. CDC will continue to update these recommendations as more information becomes available. The current guidance is consistent with interim surveillance recommendations by the World Health Organization for H7N9 found at http://www.who.int/influenza/human animal interface/influenza h7n9/InterimSurveillanceRecH7N9 10May13.pdf
  
  
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• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype Influenza In Birds
• Keywords:
  HAN Health Alert Network
• Source:
  HAN ; 347
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Subseries:
  CDC Health Advisory
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Alert
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Pages in Document:
  4 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  00347
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
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