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J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2018 May;19(5):409-414. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1700374.
Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) H9N2 are in the course of reassorting into novel AIVs.
Chang HP1, Peng L2, Chen L3,4, Jiang LF3,4, Zhang ZJ4,5, Xiong CL3,4, Zhao GM4,5, Chen Y6, Jiang QW4,5.
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Abstract
In 2013, two episodes of influenza emerged in China and caused worldwide concern. A new H7N9 avian influenza virus (AIV) first appeared in China on February 19, 2013. By August 31, 2013, the virus had spread to ten provinces and two metropolitan cities. Of 134 patients with H7N9 influenza, 45 died. From then on, epidemics emerged sporadically in China and resulted in several victims. On November 30, 2013, a 73-year-old woman presented with an influenza-like illness. She developed multiple organ failure and died 9 d after the onset of disease. A novel reassortant AIV, H10N8, was isolated from a tracheal aspirate specimen that was obtained from the patient 7 d after onset. This case was the first human case of influenza A subtype H10N8. On 4 February, 2014, another death due to H10N8 avian influenza was reported in Jiangxi Province, China.
KEYWORDS:
Avian Influenza Virus; H9N2; H10N8; H7N9; China; Co-originating
PMID: 29732752 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1700374
Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) H9N2 are in the course of reassorting into novel AIVs.
Chang HP1, Peng L2, Chen L3,4, Jiang LF3,4, Zhang ZJ4,5, Xiong CL3,4, Zhao GM4,5, Chen Y6, Jiang QW4,5.
Author information
Abstract
In 2013, two episodes of influenza emerged in China and caused worldwide concern. A new H7N9 avian influenza virus (AIV) first appeared in China on February 19, 2013. By August 31, 2013, the virus had spread to ten provinces and two metropolitan cities. Of 134 patients with H7N9 influenza, 45 died. From then on, epidemics emerged sporadically in China and resulted in several victims. On November 30, 2013, a 73-year-old woman presented with an influenza-like illness. She developed multiple organ failure and died 9 d after the onset of disease. A novel reassortant AIV, H10N8, was isolated from a tracheal aspirate specimen that was obtained from the patient 7 d after onset. This case was the first human case of influenza A subtype H10N8. On 4 February, 2014, another death due to H10N8 avian influenza was reported in Jiangxi Province, China.
KEYWORDS:
Avian Influenza Virus; H9N2; H10N8; H7N9; China; Co-originating
PMID: 29732752 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1700374