Seroprevalence and Transmission of Human Influenza A(H5N1) Virus before and after Virus Reassortment, Cambodia, 2006-2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Feb;23(2):300-303. doi: 10.3201/eid2302.161232.

Abstract

Thirty-five human influenza A(H5N1) cases were reported in Cambodia during 2013-2014 after emergence of a clade 1.1.2 reassortant virus. We tested 881 villagers and found 2 cases of pauci- or asymptomatic infection. Seroprevalence after emergence of the reassortant strain (0.2%) was lower than the aggregate seroprevalence of 1.3% reported in earlier studies.

Keywords: Cambodia; H5N1 virus; avian influenza virus; highly pathogenic; humans; influenza; poultry; reassortment; seroepidemiologic study; seroprevalence; transmission; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cambodia / epidemiology
  • Geography, Medical
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / classification*
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / genetics*
  • Influenza in Birds / epidemiology
  • Influenza in Birds / virology
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / history
  • Influenza, Human / transmission*
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Poultry
  • Reassortant Viruses*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies