Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Infection in 2 Travelers Returning from China to Canada, January 20151

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Skowronski, Danuta M. ; Chambers, Catharine ; Gustafson, Reka ; Purych, Dale B. ; Tang, Patrick ; Bastien, Nathalie ; Krajden, Mel ; Li, Yan
• Description:
  In January 2015, British Columbia, Canada, reported avian influenza A(H7N9) virus infection in 2 travelers returning from China who sought outpatient care for typical influenza-like illness. There was no further spread, but serosurvey findings showed broad population susceptibility to H7N9 virus. Travel history and timely notification are critical to emerging pathogen detection and response.
• Subjects:
  Animals Communicable Diseases, Emerging Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype Male Middle Aged
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(1):71-74.
• Pubmed ID:
  26689320
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4696712
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  British Columbia. Canada ; China
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:06b81d04eb7e6814f92b8c2d798c51fdd7caf816592430345850ee6965f001eb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37293/cdc_37293_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 482.62 KB ]