Epidemiology of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Guangdong, 2016 to 2017

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 22, Issue 27, 2017, Pages

  Kang, M ^a   Lau, E H Y ^b   Guan, W ^c   Yang, Y ^a   Song, T ^a   Cowling, B J ^b   Wu, J ^a   Peiris, M ^c,d   He, J ^a   Mok, C K P ^c,d  

^a GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H7N9); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H7N9); LENGTH OF STAY; LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA; LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POULTRY; RISK FACTOR; ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHINA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; INFLUENZA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MANDATORY REPORTING; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHINA; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 85025131344     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.27.30568     Document Type: Article

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