Human infection with highly pathogenic A(H7N7) avian influenza virus, Italy, 2013

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Oct;20(10):1745-9. doi: 10.3201/eid2010.140512.

Abstract

During an influenza A(H7N7) virus outbreak among poultry in Italy during August-September 2013, infection with a highly pathogenic A(H7N7) avian influenza virus was diagnosed for 3 poultry workers with conjunctivitis. Genetic analyses revealed that the viruses from the humans were closely related to those from chickens on affected farms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chickens
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
  • Genome, Viral
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H7N7 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H7N7 Subtype / pathogenicity*
  • Influenza in Birds / epidemiology
  • Influenza in Birds / virology*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phylogeny
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Viral Proteins