Mild illness in avian influenza A(H7N9) virus-infected poultry worker, Huzhou, China, April 2013

Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;19(11):1885-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1911.130717.

Abstract

During April 2013 in China, mild respiratory symptoms developed in 1/61 workers who had culled influenza A(H7N9) virus-infected poultry. Laboratory testing confirmed A(H7N9) infection in the worker and showed that the virus persisted longer in sputum than pharyngeal swab samples. Pharyngeal swab samples from the other workers were negative for A(H7N9) virus.

Keywords: A(H7N9); China; avian influenza; avian influenza A(H7N9) virus; influenza; mild case; poultry; poultry culling; poultry workers; viruses; wet market.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • China
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype* / classification
  • Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype* / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype* / isolation & purification
  • Influenza in Birds / transmission
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
  • Influenza, Human / drug therapy
  • Influenza, Human / transmission
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Male
  • Poultry