Westward Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus among Humans, China

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Yang, Qiqi ; Shi, Wei ; Zhang, Lei ; Xu, Yi ; Xu, Jing ; Li, Shen ; Zhang, Junjun ; Hu, Kan ; Ma, Chaofeng ; Zhao, Xiang ; Li, Xiyan ; Liu, Feng ; Tong, Xin ; Zhang, Guogang ; Yu, Pengbo ; Pybus, Oliver G. ; Tian, Huaiyu
• Description:
  We report infection of humans with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Shaanxi, China, in May 2017. We obtained complete genomes for samples from 5 patients and from live poultry markets or farms in 4 cities. Results indicate that H7N9 is spreading westward from southern and eastern China.
• Subjects:
  Animals Genes, Viral Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype Phylogeny RNA, Viral
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(6):1095-1098.
• Pubmed ID:
  29619922
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6004833
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f84c811353486ee6982774cf8e3619842fe51c823df6a1c1054751bca58b9271
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/56311/cdc_56311_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.53 MB ]