Avian influenza A(H7N9) virus antibodies in close contacts of infected persons, China, 2013–2014

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 709-711

  Ma, Mai Juan ^a   Ma, Guang Yuan ^b   Yang, Xiao Xian ^a,c   Chen, Shan Hui ^b   Gray, Gregory C ^d   Zhao, Teng ^a   Bao, Jing ^b   Zhou, Jing Jing ^a   Qian, Yan Hua ^b   Lu, Bin ^b   Ling, Xia ^b   Cao, Wu Chun ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b Wuxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9 ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H9N2; LETTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H7N9); INFLUENZA, HUMAN; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHINA; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 84925017977     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2104.141442     Document Type: Letter

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