Outbreak of influenza a(H3N2) variant virus infections among persons attending agricultural fairs housing infected swine — Michigan and Ohio, July–August 2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 65, Issue 42, 2016, Pages 1157-1160

  Schicker, Rebekah S ^a,b   Rossow, John ^a,b   Eckel, Seth ^c   Fisher, Nicolas ^d   Bidol, Sally ^c   Tatham, Lilith ^d   Matthews Greer, Janice ^c   Sohner, Kevin ^d   Bowman, Andrew S ^e   Avrill, James ^f   Forshey, Tony ^g   Blanton, Lenee ^b   Davis, C Todd ^b   Schiltz, John ^h   Skorupski, Susan ⁱ   Berman, LaShondra ^b   Jang, Yunho ^b   Bresee, Joseph S ^b   Lindstrom, Stephen ^b   Trock, Susan C ^b   Wentworth, David ^b   Fry, Alicia M ^b   de Fijter, Sietske ^d   Signs, Kimberly ^c   DiOrio, Mary ^d   Olsen, Sonja J ^b   Biggerstaff, Matthew ^b   more..

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Animal Industry Division   (United States)

^g Division of Animal Health   (United States)

^h U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

ⁱ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H3N2); INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICHIGAN; OHIO; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; PIG; SWINE DISEASE; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MICHIGAN; OHIO; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84994608332     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6542a1     Document Type: Article

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