Jessica A Belser a
,
The
first reports of human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 appeared 3
months ago, and since then there have been more than 130 confirmed
cases with 43 fatalities. 1 Until
this outbreak, H7 subtype influenza virus infection in human beings was
typically associated with mild respiratory illness or conjunctivitis.
The atypical association of H7N9 virus infection with severe human
respiratory illness and death clearly represents a new and pressing
public health threat. The high incidence of pneu ...
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